I am a huge fan of gratitude. I think that
the more grateful you are…the happier you are.
This is a post about Craft Beer
Market. I have to be honest that I have not always been thrilled with the Craft
Beer Market. Back in August, I took my husband there for dinner for his
birthday because I heard they had lots of Gluten Free options. I however, somehow got glutened. There was some sort of miscommunication and no one
was notified of my Celiacs. Normally, Craft Beer Market has outstanding
policies in place but everyone makes mistakes.
That night, I knew that I was getting sick but I was determined to not ruin Trev's birthday. So I insisted that we stop at
chapters on our way home from the dinner so my husband could pick out a new
book. I hid from Trev in the stacks so he would not see the pain I was in. I got many a strange look from customers as I crawled between the shelves stifling grunts of agony. Eventually, because he isn't a moron, Trev found me. He followed the moaning. I was
lying in the kiddie teacup in the fetal position looking very much like
livestock trying to give birth. He ended up almost carrying me to the car…happy
fucking birthday doll.
I was telling this story to some friends at
a movie theatre and they were all laughing at my pain when my dear friend Leisa said , “You
should start a blog…” and that’s where this all started.
After
hearing about my experience, the manager at Craft Beer Market promptly
contacted me, apologized and sent me gift cards for the full amount of our
meal. I have been thrilled with them ever since.
They have further redeemed themselves with
their most recent Brewmasters Dinner. My sorority sister Demia invited me out
on a hot date and she still treated me even though I made it clear that I wasn’t
going to put out. She’s solid like that.
Turns out that this was the largest
Brewmasters Dinner that Craft Beer Market has ever had and they nailed it.
Every course was paired with a Gluten Free
Beer and featured the baking and cooking love from Kerry Bennett and her team
at Care Bakery. Now, Care Bakery has perfomed some sort of Gluten Free magic in
that they have created Gluten Free Breads that are better (that’s right BETTER)
than their glutened counterparts. You have most likely eaten Care Bakery goods because
they can be found at restaurants throughout the city. For a list of where you can find their yumminess, visit their website.
As a matter of fact, Demia and I were lucky
enough to be sitting at Kerry’s table. At one point during the SIX COURSE meal,
I saw a server walk past with a bowl of buns. They looked like scissor buns
(you know the ones your grandma made for thanksgiving? Ya, that’s what they
looked like)
So I turn to Demia and I say, “It takes a special kind of
asshole to walk through a room full of Celiac’s with a bowl of fucking bread….seriously.”
To which Kerry infoms me that THAT BREAD WAS FOR ME!!! They made it at Care
Bakery, that morning, for me…..that’s right suckers….I got buns! And not just
lame, brown rice flour buns that crumble….they were astoundingly good. So good
in fact that I took a moment of
gratitude for the blessing of being a Celiac and being so lucky to have
something so lovely. It was grand.
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| These are Gluten Free - Seriously...you should have tasted them. All soft and gorgeous! |
The entire meal was amazing in fact. It
truly was special to NOT have to check everything that came to my place. I didn’t
have to worry one little bit about if I could or couldn’t eat something, for
that, I was so grateful. Demia and I
were stuffed and yet just kept eating because it really was that good. It was a
fantastic evening with a dear friend and an abundance of good, wonderful food
made with so much love it almost hurt to eat it. Almost.
The Menu
First Course – Chicken and Waffles (fried
chicken - that's right people - I ATE fried chicken)
Second Course – Spragg Farms Roasted Pork
Loin Taco (soft shell hmmmm)
Third Course – Double smoked bacon and
Poplar Bluff Potato (perogies - you could taste the love)
Fourth Course – Braised Pork Shoulder (this
is where the buns came in)
Dessert – Apricot Tart (so wonderful)
It was really fantastic. Craft Beer Market
and Care Bakery really Spoiled us Celiacs.
I am grateful to Craft Beer Market inspired
this blog which has provided endless hours of fun for me and hopefully for you.
It also has shown great customer service and a dedication to the health and happiness
of Celiac’s in Calgary
I am grateful for good friends like Demia
for my hot date night and for Leisa for suggesting I write my crazy world down
for you all.
I am grateful that there are places like
Care Bakery who constantly strive to perfect their art. Trust me, taste their
wares and you will know what I mean.
I am blessed.
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