Catalyst Cafe in Missoula

I just heard about another restaurant in Missoula that offers gluten free items.  The Catalyst Cafe & Espresso Bar has their GF items marked on the menu and they offer GF toast and english muffins.  I can't wait to give them a try the next time in Missoula.

The Catalyst is located at 111 N Higgins Ave and can be reached at 406-542-1337.

Udi's Gluten Free Store Sampling

Darrin (thanks!) shared some information with me regarding Udi's store sampling events that will be going on this Saturday,  November 12th.  Udi's will be sampling their gluten free foods from 11am-5pm at the locations below, stop in to try some tasty treats.

Albertsons in Belgrade, Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell, Lewistown, Livingston, and Missoula.

Blue Bison Grill - Missoula

A reader (thanks Mark!) sent me an e-mail about a new restaurant in Missoula that has a gluten free menu. It is Blue Bison Grill located in the histroic Stockman's bar at 123 W. Front St.

Their waitress is gluten free and has helped build the menu and practices for safely serving gluten free food.

If you haven't tried them yet be sure to stop in!

They are open Tuesday through Saturday from 11am-10pm. Check out their Facebook page for more information.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blue-Bison-Grill/209716205706825

More GF Restaurants, Bozeman & Missoula

We have a couple more gluten free restaurants across this fine state.

Buffalo Bump Pizza located at Four Corner's near Bozeman now offers a GF crust and soy cheese for those that can't do dairy. I haven't talked with them about practices to avoid cross contamination but I did sample the pizza at a friend's house the other week and it was really good. They are located at 28901 Norris Rd.

In Missoula The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe now offers a gluten free menu. I have no idea how much it offers or how careful they are with cross contamination but I wanted to share the news. If you have a chance to try them or talk to them please share any information. They are located in the Southgate Mall.

Another Missoula gem is Bernice's Bakery that will do gluten free if you call ahead. I'm not sure what they offer or how much notice you need to give them so again if you have more information please share!

Bitterroot Gluten Free Bakery

Missoula has an option for yummy looking gluten free bread, sourdough pretzels, and other delicious looking baked goods through the Bitterroot Gluten Free Bakery. Hannah sells these treats at the Clark Fork River Saturday Market in Missoula. The Saturday Market runs from April 30th-September 22nd open from 8am-1pm. Check out her booth once the market is up and running again.

Missoula Updates

We have been on the go and that's why I've been neglecting the blog, sorry! I'm also off to a funeral in South Dakota so it's going to continue to be quiet around here.

We were in Missoula last weekend and I have some dairy free information for Biga Pizza. They do not have dairy free cheese available but they welcome people bringing in their own cheese and they will put it on the pizza for you. That or you can go cheeseless like we did and the pizza was still good.

I also saw some new items at The Good Food Store including New Grist and Bard's beer. Nice to see they are carrying Bard's again. They also have packaged wheat free items from their bakery, banana bread, brownies, cookies, etc. I get nervous when I see wheat free and not gluten free but the ingredients list was gluten free so we tried their apple bread and it was pretty good. Not all of the items are dairy free but some were GF/DF so be sure to read the label before you buy.

Kettlehouse Brewery, Gluten Free Beer

I spotted this fantastic article online about the Kettlehouse Brewery in Missoula working on a gluten free beer. Yes! They have made a Seeley Axe White (ha!) beer brewed with Sorghum but until they can do testing for gluten proteins in the beer they are stating it's "gluten reduced". I understand them wanting to cover their butts.

I think this is great news and deserves a lot of support from the beer drinking GF community. If you happen to try a glass of it please let me know what you think of the beer and if you have any reactions.

The Kettlehouse Brewery is located at 602 Myrtle Street in Missoula.

Joe's Parkway in Bozeman & Other Updates

I found myself at Joe's Parkway in Bozeman yesterday looking for cheese, they have a great selection by the way, and was pleasantly surprised to see they carry some gluten free products. Here's a list of a few things I spotted and this can be a great resource for the college students since it's just across the street from campus.



Gluten free pastas
Gluten free pizza dough mix
Gluten free bread mix
Kind bars
WOW cookies (The WOW brand is also carried at Bonanza in Billings)



The prices were comparable so if you haven't been in awhile, or ever, stop by. It's a nice local gem. I had to peel myself away from the spice and sauce area, too tempting.



I also wanted to note that Rosauer's Huckleberry Market now carries the Udi's bread and pizza crusts in the frozen section. Hubby and I tried their blueberry muffins and they were good, so good we both ate two instead of the planned one. Their webpage states that The Co-op carries their stuff along with Rosauer's in Missoula and Good Earth Market in Billings.

Gluten Free Restaurants & Stores in Montana

I want to bring all the gluten free restaurant and store locations in Montana to one place. I’ll update this post as needed but this way it’s all together and easy to find. A lot of these locations (and holy moly are there a lot of locations) I have never been to but online it states they carry GF products. If you have any locations to add to this list or have any information on these locations please let me know. There will be a separate post for GF beers that are available across Montana.

Billings

Bonanza Health Foods
923 Grand Ave
406-252-4923

Carino’s
3042 King Ave
406-652-9661
They have a GF menu that shows what is safe and the sides you can have with it.

Good Earth Market
3024 2nd Ave Nth
406-259-2622
http://www.goodearthmontana.com/

Mary’s Health Food
2564 King Ave W #J
406-651-0557
http://www.maryshealthfood.com/

Montana Harvest Natural Food
1710 Grand Ave
406-252-6969

Olive Garden
2201 Grant Rd
406-652-1395
They have a GF menu but I wouldn’t recommend trying this, one woman I know tried it and was glutened. The waitress said they don’t like to say the pasta is GF so I’m guessing there’s some cross contamination happening, it’s really too bad.
http://www.olivegarden.com/menus/garden_fare/nutrition_alternatives.asp

Outback Steakhouse
2001 Overland Ave
406-652-3565
http://www.outback.com/foodandmenus/pdf/glutenfree.pdf

Red Robin
1603 Grand Ave #1
406-248-7778
They offer a “Lettuce-Wrap Your Burger” that has no bun and is served with a side salad, the fries are not GF.

Staggering Ox
2829 King Ave W
406-294-6969
They have soup, sandwiches, and salads that are GF.
http://staggeringox.com/billings/

Z Pizza
1430 Country Manor Blvd #7
406-839-9333
A rice crust is available along with a menu list of what is GF.
http://stores.zpizza.com/billings/


Belgrade

Lee & Dad’s IGA
205 W Madison Ave
406-388-4111


Bozeman

Carino’s
2159 Burke St
406-556-1332
They have a GF menu that shows what is safe and the sides you can have with it.

Colombo's Pizza & Pasta
1003 W College
406-587-5544
They have GF pizza crust and soy cheese. When you order be sure to let them know you are very sensitive and ask that they use all clean utensils to avoid cross contamination.

Community Food Co-op
908 W Main
406-587-4039
http://www.bozo.coop/

The Daily Coffee Bar & Bakery
11th & College
And a second location at
N. Rouse & Oak St.
406-585-8612
They have GF treats like brownies but I don’t know if they are available at both locations.

Elle's Belle's Bakery & Cafe
7 Tai Lane
406-587-5683
They offer GF muffins, a crust free/GF cheesecake, Linzer Heart cookies.
http://www.ellesbelles.com

Food For Thought Specialty Deli
270 West Kagy Unit B
406-587-4454
They have gluten free bread for their sandwiches along with entress, sides, salads, and desserts.

Montana Ale Works
611 E Main
406-587-7700
GF pasta is on the menu and delicious and they have GF buns for burgers, etc. I’ve also safely had a lot of their other items but note the fries are not safe.
http://www.montanaaleworks.com/

Montana Harvest
31 S Willson Ave
406-585-3777

The Naked Noodle
27 South Willson
406-585-4501
They have GF pasta on their menu, I would be very diligent about making sure they’re careful with cross contamination.
http://www.nakednoodle.com/

Nova Café
312 W Main
406-587-3973
They offer GF bread for sandwiches and toast and also have GF baked goods for sale.
http://www.thenovacafe.com/

Oak Street Natural Market
1735 Oak St #F
406-582-5400
http://oakstreetnaturalmarket.com/default.aspx

Outback Steakhouse
6059 East Valley Center Road
406-587-5200
http://www.outback.com/foodandmenus/pdf/glutenfree.pdf

Over the Tapas
19 S Willson
406-556-8282
They have a GF menu.
http://bozemantapas.com/

Rosauers Huckleberry’s Natural Market
3255 technology Blvd W
406-587-0637
http://www.rosauers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=221&Itemid=270

Sola Café
290 W Kagy Blvd
406-922-7652
They offer GF bread for sandwiches and have a GF treat daily, ask at the counter.
http://www.solacafe.com/

Sweet Pea Bakery
2622 West Main St
406-586-8200
They offer GF Opera cake, flourless tortes, GF cheesecake, GF key lime torte, and GF shortbread tarts. You need to call ahead for most of these items
http://www.sweetpeabakery.net/today/index.html


Butte

Dancing Rainbow Natural Grocery
9 S Montana
406-723-8811
http://www.dancingrainbow.org/

Silver Bow Pizza Parlor
3500 Harrison Ave
406-494-2750

Glasgow

Herbs & Things
1102 2nd Ave Sth
406-228-8617


Glendive

Reynold’s Market
1014 West Bell St
406-377-4923


Great Falls

Boston's The Gourmet Pizza
1101 7th St South
406-761-2788

Chili’s
1420 Market Place Dr Suite A
406-452-6700
Chili’s has a GF menu, you will need to request it from your server.

Pegasus Blu
Closed, bummer.

2 J’s Natural Foods
105 Smelter Ave NE #17
406-761-0134


Hamilton

Super 1 Foods
1131 N 1st
406-363-6200


Helena

Chili’s
2790 Nth Washington St
406-442-3500
Chili’s has a GF menu, you will need to request it from your server.

Pathway’s to Health
700 N Ewing
406-495-1320

Real Food Market & Deli
1096 Helena Ave
406-443-5150
http://www.realfoodstore.com/retailer/store_templates/shell_id_1.asp?storeID=A23ATS5R38S92L980G03N0ET959GCSTA

Staggering Ox
400 Euclid Ave
406-443-1729
http://staggeringox.com/helena/

Van’s Thriftway
306 Euclid Ave
406-442-8645


Kalispell

Sunlife Health Foods
2302 US Highway 2 E Ste 10
406-756-9412

Super 1 Foods
Nth 55 First Est

Withey’s Health Foods
1231 Sth Main St
406-755-5260


Livingston

Food Works Natural Market
412 E Park St
406-222-8223


Miles City

Great Grains Health Foods
21 S 9th St
406-234-5811
http://www.greatgrainshealthfoods.com/

Reynold’s Market
2106 Valley Dr E
406-234-5385


Missoula

Biga Pizza
241 W Main
406-728-2579
They offer a rice crust but be sure to call ahead and reserve a crust because they go fast.
http://www.bigapizza.com/

Carino’s
3630 Nth Reserve
406-541-7900
They have a GF menu that shows what is safe and the sides you can have with it.

Fat Cat Pizzeria and Pasta
1502 Dearborn
406-728-6606
They use seperate utensils and cutting boards for their GF pizza and boil the GF pasta in seperate water. A lot of the soups are also GF, ask the wait staff to check with the head chef.
http://fatcatpizzeria.com/page/1b89d/Locations.html

The Good Food Store
1600 S 3rd St W
406-541-3663
http://www.goodfoodstore.com/

Huckleberry’s Natural market
2350 S Reserve
406-721-5430
http://huckleberrysnaturalmarket.com/

Jaker’s Bar & Grill
3515 Brooks St
406-721-1312
http://www.jakers.com/

James' Bar
127 Alder St
406-721-8158
They have a dedicated GF fryer and have rice flour to bread onions, etc. Call ahead and talk to the Chef to ensure you can get a safe fried GF food.

Outback Steakhouse
2415 N Reserve
406-327-6900
http://www.outback.com/foodandmenus/pdf/glutenfree.pdf

Red Robin
2901 Brooks St
406-830-3170
They offer a “Lettuce-Wrap Your Burger” that has no bun is served with a side salad, the fries are not GF.


Polson

Mission Mountain Natural Foods
319 Main St
406-883-2847

Super 1 Foods
50331 Highway 93
406-883-3764


Stevensville

Bitterroot Community Market
601 Main St
406-777-5742

Super 1 Foods
39 Stevensville Cutoff Rd W
406-777-7300


Whitefish

Third Street Market
244 Spokane Ave

Super 1 Foods
6475 Highway 93 Sth
406-862-2222

Biga Pizza Missoula, MT Review

A couple weeks ago DH and I journeyed to Spokane to see my favorite band, Built to Spill, play at the Knitting Factory. On our way we stayed in Missoula and stopped by Biga Pizza to try out their GF pizza crust. When I initially found out about Biga Pizza I e-mailed them to ask about cross contamination and here’s the post with their response. Hubby had called to reserve us a crust (recommended by the owner) and we hungrily sat down looking forward to some GF pizza. First off I really liked the restaurant, it has a great local feel to it and we sat at the counter and were able to watch them make all of the pizzas and bake them in the oven. This was nice because I was able to keep an eye on their methods to avoid cross contamination and I was pleased with the process. Hubby and I ordered the Flathead Cherry (house made spicy Italian sausage, cherry chutney, smoked gouda, mozzarella, garlic oil & parsley) and it was awesome. I could have eaten that whole pizza myself. The crust was also fantastic, crisp and not chewy at all. This is by far the best GF pizza we’ve had at a restaurant and probably that we’ve had period.

The pictures don't do it justice since they're from my phone.

The crust used is by Sis’s Kitchen, it’s a rice crust and you can buy it frozen at The Good Food Store. I made it at home several months ago and it wasn’t as good as Biga Pizza’s but I think using my BEST pizza process it would be very close.

I highly recommend Biga Pizza, it’s going to be our new regular stop when we’re visiting family. I can hardly wait to go back in February. They’re located at 241 West Main Street and here’s the phone number to call ahead to reserve your GF crust, (406) 728-2579.

Next week I'll have GF reviews in Spokane.

Gluten Fun

The past few days have been filled with gluten, purposefully and not. My boy was accidentally glutened at a friend’s house after she tried so hard to have safe options for him. She had bought him Barbara’s wheat free Snackimals thinking they were safe because they said wheat free not realizing that they are not gluten free. This just brings up an annoyance I have when things are wheat free but not gluten free, the confusion is frustrating! My boy didn’t have the effects until the next afternoon when his tummy was hurting him and he spent some time on the toilet. I don’t know if giving him Pepto helps or not but I always do, it may just be a placebo effect because he thinks it makes him better.

Hubby went to an allergist yesterday and has decided to do the gluten challenge so he can be tested for Celiac disease. We had to actually brain storm to figure how he could get gluten into his system, how sad is that? He has his own cereal, bread, cookies, crackers, and beer. He’s excited to have things that he hasn’t been able to enjoy but he claims no matter what the results are he’s going to stick with a GF diet. His plan is to eat gluten for 4-6 weeks and then take the test. If he keeps ingesting as much as he did yesterday I think 4 weeks will be plenty. He had a hard time finding cookies and crackers that didn’t have HFCS in them so he still had to read labels, hehe!

I have a work conference this week and I’ve stated I need GF meals so we’ll see how it goes. I am bringing snacks just in case but I’m hopeful I won’t need them. We are then heading to Missoula for the weekend and I’ve found a gluten free pizza place in town. Biga Pizza has a rice crust that is gluten free. They cook it on an oiled pizza pan so it doesn’t come into contact with the deck and it is also sliced with a different pizza wheel. I hope to give them a try and was told to call ahead and reserve one in advance as they tend to sell out quickly. They also have salads just say no toast points or that you have a gluten allergy.