Quokka Pastry Founder, Nadja: From Switzerland To Sydney - Coeliac Disease Diagnosis at Culinary School, Creating Gluten Free Treats & Collaborating With Sydney Gluten Free Community + Pasta Di Casa Update

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A Gluten Free Podcast 

Episode 225 

My guests on today’s episode are Pasta Di Casa Founder, Anthony Dionne & Quokka Pastry Founder, Nadja. We’ll talk to Anthony about his latest monthly event and where he’s focussing his efforts and with Nadja about her coeliac disease diagnosis and the move from Switzerland to Australia where she’s started Quokka Pastry to provide gluten free treats for the gluten free community. 

What we’ll cover:

* Pasta Di Casa’s monthly events for 2026 

* Gluten free menu items for the monthly events 

* Pasta Di Casa’s loyal following within the gluten free community 

* Collaboration between Pasta Di Casa & Quokka Pastry 

* How business is travelling for Pasta Di Casa & wholesale + education approach with various cafes and restaurants  

* How Nadja & I met

* Nadja’s coeliac disease symptoms and being in Switzerland at the time 

* Moving to Australia & Nadja’s coeliac disease symptoms ramping up 

* Nadja asking her GP for coeliac disease testing

* Switzerland coeliac disease and gluten free awareness

* Nadja finally having a coeliac disease diagnosis but struggling to adjust to gluten free life while at culinary school in Australia

* Najda finding The Looping Whisk and other gluten free cookbooks to learn how to make gluten free recipes

* How Nadja started Quokka Pastry while having a full time job 

* Working at markets and Quokka Pastry product range 

* Nadja experimenting with making gluten free bread 

* Quokka Pastry & Pasta Di Casa collab

* Quokka Pastry looking for a shopfront in Sydney

* Where Nadja would like to see changes in the coeliac and gluten free space 

Links
https://www.quokkapastry.com/

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