Gluten Free Pizza: Costa Azzurra

Located in Fairy Meadow just north of Wollongong provides traditional gourmet woodfire pizzas with a menu based on homestyle Italian cuisine. Executive Chef and co-owner Chris Stojanovski has devised a diverse menu that ensures an impeccable dining experience.

I was viewing the Country Life website and their list of restaurants and retail outlets in the Illawarra and saw that Costa Azzurra was on the list. It is great to see so many pizza restaurants catering for those requiring a gluten-free diet.  Make sure that you tell them that you heard about them on Illawarra Gluten Free.

 

Costa Azzurra is open Tuesday through to Sunday evenings from 5pm until late. They are also open for lunch gatherings 7 days a week for bookings of 15 people & above. Functions are available for up to 120 people with exclusive rights of the premises. For a dining experience in a relaxed, casual setting that is a family friendly environment and simply classic Italian food,  visit Costa Azzurra Woodfire Restaurant. For bookings call 4285 4520.

COSTA AZZURRA
Woodfire Restaurant
71 Princes Highway
Fairy Meadow
Ph : 02 4285 4520

Mal's Pizza Bites, Bega

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Trading hours Mals new trading hours are : Monday to Friday  10.00am - 9.30 pm Saturday and Sunday  4.30pm - 9.30 pm PHONE ORDER: 6492 6000 (Closed Xmas & Boxing day) Alfresco Our new outside eating area is now open. Enjoy a hot cup of coffee or just relax after shopping View Larger Map Now available: Pork spare ribs in delicious hickory smoked BBQ sauce or sweet plumb sauce. full serve $15.00  or 1/2 serve with oven baked wedges $12.00 Home Delivery $3.00 for all deliveries within 8km radius of the shop - Please leave a light on Deliveries close at 9.30pm (The Delivery charge goes to the driver)

For Lovers of Pizza Prices may change without notice

http://www.thebegavalley.org.au/malspizzabite.html

Bulli - Gluten Free Dining -

A kind reader by the name of Renee sent an email alerting me to yet another wonderful gluten free restaurant in the Illawarra. This time it is located in Bulli and from their website I learned that they are past winners (2008) of South Coast 'Best Pizza Restaurant" in restaurant and caterers awards.

Whilst it doesn't list gluten-free options on the main page of the site  our reader Renee says that it does.

"Bon Aroma Pizza offer several gluten free meals, including the option of gluten free pizza bases and gluten free pasta, as well as risottos and mains that are gluten free.

The menu is available at www.bonaromapizza.com.au "

Being a seafood lover I am drawn to their tasting plate. It sounds delicious and so inexpensive!

Seafood Tasting Plate
‘w’ salt & pepper calamari, garlic prawns, chilli mussels, ‘w’ beer battered fish & dipping sauces served with wood fired bread 2 person 20.00 4 person 38.00

I'm also curious to try the Italian Tasting plate.

Italian Share Plate
Marinated olives, fetta, chorizo, salt & pepper calamari , arincini(rice balls),homemade meatballs ,dips served w wood fired pizza bread  - 2 person 18.00 4 person 36.00

There are several items on the mains menu that are coded with the letter G for Gluten Free, making it easy to locate gluten free meals including Fish (Barramundi), Chicken, Veal and Lamb dishes.  I will be sure to visit when next in Bulli.

Note: Closed on Mondays

Address: Shop 1 323 Princes Highway, Bulli 2516

Phone: (02) 4283 5455

Delivery:
From 5.00pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday Only

Fully licensed: (BYO bottled wine only)


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Select Foods Gluten Free Pizza Dough

On the Valentines Day weekend I tried the Select Foods Gluten Free Pizza Dough. My Mum and I were babysitting my little friend Siobhan (8) who has become a little Sister to me since the day we met many years ago. Siobhan loves sleeping overnight at my house and we bake gluten free cakes and bread together. She is on a cancer-fighting diet due to a tumour which is now in remission and enjoys our experiments with gluten free flours and is quite the little help with mixing and pouring.

It was the first time I had made Rice Flour pancakes for breakfast. She normally enjoys the Buckwheat pancake mix from a packet but I decided to try the recipe from the Mckenzie Rice Flour information page this time, which she loved. "Dee-licious", she declared!

For lunch we made a pizza with the Select Foods Gluten Free Pizza Dough, some home made bolognaise sauce, pineapple pieces and a sprinkling of grated cheese. As it was cooking it smelled divine and after half an hour we checked to see whether the crust had cooked properly. Normally I cook pizza on a thin metal tray but I had forgotten to take one to my Mum's. Instead we used a thick ceramic baking dish which may have affected cooking time, stretching it out past the 20-25 minutes on the packet instructions. After 35 minutes we decided to try the pizza and whilst it was nice I do think the next attempt will be even better. The taste of the dough was quite pleasant but not as nice as that from Pizza World in Warilla.

Pizza World offers Gluten-Free options

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For $4 extra you can now order a pizza from Pizza World, Warilla that has a gluten-free base.

I sampled my favourite variety - Seafood - and it was SO good! The crust reminded me of the

Country Life Gluten Free white bread and was a welcome change to the standard stodgy pizza base.

I would definitely buy it again!

Pizza World & Sizzling Ribs Warilla maps.google.com.au 1/115 Shellharbour Rd Warilla NSW 2528 (02) 4297 1444 Get directions - Is this accurate? Write a review More information »

Pizza World offers Gluten-Free options

For $4 extra you can now order a pizza from Pizza World, Warilla that has a gluten-free base.

I sampled my favourite variety - Seafood - and it was SO good! The crust reminded me of the

Country Life Gluten Free white bread and was a welcome change to the standard stodgy pizza base.

I would definitely buy it again!

Pizza World & Sizzling Ribs Warilla maps.google.com.au 1/115 Shellharbour Rd Warilla NSW 2528 (02) 4297 1444 Get directions - Is this accurate? Write a review More information »

Dining out: Crust Gourmet Pizza Bar

On Thursday October 15th I photographed the Opening Night of the new branch of Crust Pizzas in 53 Crown St Wollongong. I had a great time photographing the many patrons and friends and family of the Crust Pizza Bar owners, business partners and staff.

I was lucky enough to sample some delicious pizza (I am in love with their Mediterranean Lamb Pizza - Drool!) and they have even achieved what sounds impossible - the healthy, heart-friendly pizza that tastes delicious!




Costa Anastasiadis, (right, in above image) founder of Crust Gourmet Pizza Bar, is proud to say that Crust’s six Heart Foundation 'Tick approved' pizzas were launched in early 2008 and reported to have up to half the fat and saturated fat of comparable pizzas from other takeaway outlets, between 50-70 percent less sodium, virtually no trans fat and each provide up to 80 percent of the recommended daily fibre intake for an adult. Crust's Creative Chef Peter Augoustis tracked down the best gourmet ingredients to create six of the best tasting and heart-friendly pizzas that are winning awards and fans around Australia.



“We spent a considerable amount of time in product development to ensure that the Tick pizzas could offer a higher quality, healthier choice of takeaway to our customers while still tasting great,” says Costa. “The feedback we have had from customers has been fantastic, and awards such as this are further testament to the fact that there is a growing market in Australia for healthier takeaway foods..”


Crust is located next door to the Oxford Tavern in lower Crown St and offers Gluten-free options for all pizzas. Most definitely the best pizza I've enjoyed in Wollongong and wonderful service from staff who are more than happy to provide gluten-free options for pizzas and really know their pizza .












 More images from the night:
 http://www.vanessapikerussell.com.au/food-photography/crust-pizza.html


Crust Gourmet Pizza Bar
53 Crown St Wollongong
http://www.crust.com.au