Baking and connecting with the public has become a passion of mine and I have the unique opportunity to share my story while creating quality products and experiences.

I had spent years of my life not feeling well. I suffered from constant allergies, fatigue, hives, headaches, and stomachaches.  With the assistance of my doctor, I systematically eliminated certain foods and discovered that my body was sensitive to gluten and dairy.  My young son also had similar symptoms in response to these foods.  As a result of this discovery, my son and I drastically changed our diet and eating habits.  Life without gluten and dairy foods has brought me energy and health like I have never felt before.  I can think back and dwell on how my life could have been, but I choose to be thankful that I now have the knowledge and power to control how I feel for the rest of my life.

The real challenge I discovered was finding readily available gluten-free and dairy-free foods with great flavor.  Every week for five years, I had to go to multiple stores to find foods we could eat.  I spent countless dollars on gluten and dairy free foods that didn’t taste good.  I loved cookies, bread, cheese, pastas, and cream, and I longed for those textures and flavors without the allergic reaction.  I set out to find great tasting products that my son and I could eat and enjoy.  My husband, who doesn’t have an intolerance to gluten or dairy, also needed to enjoy the foods we discovered.  For years I developed a long list of foods that got our “3 Thumbs Up” seal of approval.

It was a difficult process just to create meals for my family and a process of trial and error to find stuff worth eating.  After some time, I met more people that needed a gluten and dairy free diet, and discovered my family was not alone.  So created The Bite Market to provide a “safe” store where everyone could shop, even with children. It provided only the best tasting products all in one place. I began baking items too and selling them in the store, finding that people loved the convenience of being able to pick up the ready to eat items. Wanting to continue this, we opened the Royal Tea and Treatery in 2014. Now we are able to provided fresh and great tasting products to the public. We believe if it is done well, you can’t tell and we strive to live up to this ideal. We offer the same great grocery products that we had at The Bite Market but also have a full service restaurant and tea house.

We thank you for your support and the opportunity to be a part of the community.

Sincerely,

Bridget Reilly
Owner

Awards:

Winner for Best Dessert: Chocolate the Event Chef Challenge

Winner for Best Dessert Drink: Chocolate the Event Chef Challenge

Winner for Best Cocktail: OC Tastefest 2012 Chef Challenge

Gluten Free and Dairy Free Cooking Demonstration for Sabinsa and Delicious Living Magazine, 2011

OC Magazine Best Pineapple Upside Down Cake 2016

For more information on Gluten Intolerances visit our local Celiac Group Website. {http://www.occeliacs.com/}