Empire Cinema and Eatery – Wellington, New Zealand

Oh, great. I hate it when you take a photo of your food and it comes out blurry because you’re trying so hard not to appear like a dork who takes pictures of every meal you eat (which, I am that dork. I just don’t want to be discovered as such). This is the newly…

Nikau Cafe – Wellington New Zealand

Nikau Cafe is one of my very favourite cafes in Wellington, and I have recently become a bit of a regular here. Their coffee is so good… I think it is currently my favourite coffee in that neighbourhood. Anyway, about the food… I’ve only really had food here a few times, but this time was…

IBU Public House – Portland Oregon, USA

My friends took me here because they knew I wanted some gluten free beer during my trip back to Portland. Sadly, beer is one of the things I miss… Unfortunately, they read the menu wrong and they only really had ciders and wine, which were listed as gluten free, so they just read the words…

Shari’s – Beaverton, Oregon USA

In a recent trip back to America I was put in two different situations where I had to eat at Shari’s, which is not a restaurant I would normally choose to go to because it is not a very healthy (or delicious) option and unless I’m in a bind or going to a restaurant of someone…

Salmon Tales Cafe – Rakaia New Zealand

Famous for the giant salmon statue in the middle of a rest stop; Rakaia is obviously also known for it’s salmon. This is usually one of my favourite stops on a trip across this part of the South Island, just because I know they’ve got the salmon fix I need. Unfortunately, being gluten free now…

Mexicali Fresh – Auckland, New Zealand

I ate here when I had 20 minutes between meetings on K Road in Auckland while I was up for the day, and just had to shove some food into my face as fast as I could. I don’t know anything in Auckland, so I wasted about 10 minutes walking up and down the road…

The Cheesecake Factory – Portland, Oregon USA

I was so excited to find out that The Cheesecake Factory had a lot of gluten free food, and that I could even make a paleo meal happen! Nothing like being stuck in the mall and starving only to find out you don’t get to eat! I mean, that might happen anyway if you refuse…

Satay Kajang – Wellington New Zealand

        UPDATE: I spent the week trying to figure out why I was getting inflammation issues, and then I realized that the dish I ordered here had soy sauce in it… I’m well aware that soy sauce has gluten in it, but am new to the 100% gluten free compliance thing, and…

La Boca Loca – Wellington, New Zealand

         I’ve been paleo for years now, but have only just discovered recently that I cannot have gluten ever again (no mistakes). Which puts a new spin on my dining out situations. I used to be ok to just try and order something paleo, and then if it came out breaded, just…

House of Dumplings – Wellington, New Zealand

      No, dumplings are not paleo… I must admit that sometimes when I want to cheat from my regular paleo life, I sometimes find myself eating these dumplings. I can definitely vouch for the deliciousness and quality of the ingredients. These guys make yummy food. However, my cheating-on-paleo days are over, at least…

Vista Spring Cafe – Portland, Oregon USA

This cafe is very quaint, located up in the west hills of Portland surrounded by beautiful homes, they have sandwiches and salads and in my opinion there are lots of options for a paleo foodie!  I had the blue cheese burger (I allow myself a little cheese once in a while) without the bun and…

Drexel’s – Wellington, New Zealand

It was terrible… Really… The hash browns had a really strange flavour and I couldn’t figure out what it was. It actually reminded me of coconut flour, but obviously that doesn’t make sense with hash browns at an “American diner.” I thought maybe it was just old… Like stale, and that’s the flavour I was…

Little Beer Quarter – Wellington, New Zealand

Previously I have been able to order really successfully off of their menu when eating paleo, but on this occasion I was in a hurry and basically just had to pick a few things off the bar menu and run. They do have a full dinner menu too, which means I could have got pork…

Mojo Coffee, Wellington Zoo – Wellington, New Zealand

    I love this cafe because you don’t even have to go into the zoo, but you can still enjoy the zoo from the cafe! One full wall is a window into the pygmy marmoset exhibit. You can sit right in front of those cute little guys while sipping your coffee. That photo of the…

Where’s Charlie? – Wellington, New Zealand

This place was great. I’ve had a lot of pho in the last few years since going paleo (seems to be a good option for me) and this was by far one of the best phos I’ve had in Wellington. I mean, it was essentially fast food. It came in a plastic container and was…