Ep 131 Gluten Free Food Truck Insights
Let’s start the blog with the show notes for this Episode –
This week I chat with a food truck owner who goes out of his way to offer gluten free to his customers. His stationary truck has a big sign at the street announcing Gluten Free Fries. They are also a peanut free facility, so I know they take food restrictions seriously. I’ve been stopping by on almost every trip between Kingston and Ottawa for years now. Each time I’m greeted with a smile, when I asked for gluten free. Robert Firlotte owns T’s Chips in Smiths Falls and he has some great insights into doing business to please both his gluten free and gluten customers. You can find T’s Chips online at –
Twitter – @Ts_Chips
www.facebook.com/TsChipsandMore
You can find Purest Gluten Free from Perth, Ontario at www.purest.ca
The Inviting Sign, A Gluten Free Lamb Burger and A Gluten Free Canadian Burger
Sue’s Websites and Social Media –
Podcast https://acanadianceliacpodcast.libsyn.com
Podcast Blog – https://www.acanadianceliacblog.com
Facebook – @acanadianceliacpodcast
Twitter – CeliacPodcastCA
Email – acdnceliacpodcast@gmail.com
Baking Website – https://www.suesglutenfreebaking.com
Instagram – @suesgfbaking
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUVGfpD4eJwwSc_YjkGagza06yYe3ApzL
Email – sue@suesglutenfreebaking.com
Other Podcast – Gluten Free Weigh In – https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com
My Thoughts –
I have to admit to being a bit of a food truck snob, well maybe not a snob, but certainly particular. Stopping at a chip wagon (as we call them in the Ottawa Valley) was a ritual experience. Some families head to dairies for local ice cream, some to country diners for traditional favourites; my family always searched for and found chip wagons. My mother was usually the one to decide which to stop at. She was a stickler for cleanliness as well as authenticity. Over time, our regular family drives always included an approved chip wagon.
Once I was diagnosed with celiac disease, and was able to get over the initial shock of the gluten free diet, I began to question whether I would be able to enjoy my chip wagon chips. Turns out, some chip chefs believe in only frying potatoes in the oil, and having a separate fryer for other add-ons. The purests win out!
There are businesses throughout Canada like T’s Chips which serve casual food, but take all the precautions necessary to make the food taste great gluten free. On my personal list of favourite restaurants, I have a wide variety of places ranging from T’s Chips to a make-your-own pizza place, to a family style Vietnamese restaurant, right up to a fancy dressup full scale memorable dinner restaurant. Like most of us on a restricted diet, I appreciate good food that is prepared with my restrictions as a priority, and I guess that’s what makes me a bit of a food snob. I’m demanding that food be prepared with all the care I take at home, taste good and not make me sick. I’m particular, when it comes to food trucks, but more importantly, I’m particular about my food – to that end, I’ll proudly wear the food snob title.
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