Burger Up, Nashville

Dreams do come true! Nashville has a new restaurant called Burger Up on the corner of 12th & Paris Avenue. Tonight I went with my husband thinking I would have yet another burger with no bun.
I asked, as I always ask (I sometimes know the answer but as principal, I keep asking)"do you have a gluten free bun by any chance?" And this time the waiter said "yes". I was so thrilled. When he was taking our drink order and my husband was ordering a beer, I asked, thinking I knew the same answer, "do you have gluten free beer?" and he said "yes".

I ordered Woodstock Burger, Benton's bacon, (which is to die for), Tennessee sweetwater white cheddar, Jack Daniels maple ketchup (which I just left off..not knowing for sure) $11 (that comes with French Fries...which I gave up for Lent, so didn't each)

The bun was incredible. The whole meal was incredible. Service was great. Ask for Bryan, he was so attentive and good.

www.burger.up.com
Two doors down this restaurant also owns LB'S Market House. Both owned by Michael Pontes and Miranda Whitcomb Pontes. Small little Market with TN grown product, fresh made foods. Not any specific gluten free foods, but all natural product in their soups and egg salads and meals you can pick up and take with you.

When you eat at Burger Up, they give you a $2 off coupon to purchase something at LB's.

2011 Best of Gluten-Free Winners

I wanted to make sure everyone saw this in the Triumph Dining email that came out this week.3/23/2011

Best Gluten-Free Bread Mix
Pamela’s Products

Best Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
Betty Crocker Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix

Best Gluten-Free Cake Mixes
Betty Crocker

Best Gluten-Free Brownie Mix
Betty Crocker Gluten-Free Chocolate Brownie Mix

Best Gluten-Free Muffin Mixes
King Arthur

Best Gluten-Free Pie Crust Mix
Gluten-Free Pantry Perfect Pie Crust Mix


Best Gluten-Free RestaurantsBest Fast Food Restaurant
Wendy’s


Best Gluten-Free MenuP.F. Chang’s


Best Gluten-Free PizzaUno Chicago Grill

Best Gluten-Free DishesBest Gluten-Free AppetizerP.F. Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Best Gluten-Free Main CourseP.F. Chang’s GF Spicy Chicken

Best Gluten-Free DessertOutback Chocolate Thunder From Down Under

Best Gluten-Free BeerBest Gluten-Free BeerAnheuser Busch Redbridge

Best Gluten-Free ResourcesBest Gluten-Free CookbookBette Hagman’s The Gluten-Free Gourmet: Living Well Without Wheat, Revised Edition

Eating out in Nashville

PortaVia Italian Kitchen on White Bridge RD.
Giovanni Giosa is Executive Chef from Italy. He serves gluten free Pizza that is the best I have ever had. I met him today and told him, while in Greece... no gluten free Pizza, in London... no gluten free pizza, in Paris... no gluten free Pizza but in Scotland I found gluten free Pizza and thought it was good till I tried PortaVia.
By far, PortaVia is the best I have ever had.

He also makes a pasta that I can't wait to try.

Gluten Free Cajun Shrimp & Grits/Talk of the Town Tomorrow

Please join Heather Heath this Tuesday, March 8th, otherwise known as 'Fat Tuesday' where I will prepare a delicious Cajun dish to honor her native Louisiana! You can find her on Channel 5's Talk of the Town at 11 am. She will be preparing her delicious and Gluten Free Cajun Shrimp & Grits with Andouille Sausage

Zizzi Restaurant, Victoria Street, London

Zizzi is a chain of traditional Italian pizza and pasta restaurants that cook all their pizzas in wood burning ovens. Each time I eat there they fix me wonderful g-free chicken and vegies. But tonight, I brought in my own pizza crust and they fixed it for me. It was so good. The didn't charge me for the entire price of the pizza.
Then to add to that, the waiter told me they just got in pasta! He said you can order any dish off the menu and they will use the g-free pasta!
This is big news. Way to go Zizi!!

The Quilon Restaurant & Bar

This restaurant at 51 Buckingham Gate, London is incredible. I told the waiter i needed a Gluten free meal and it was not a problem.For starter he brought me Pepper shrimps (batter fried shrimps cooked in a fiery masala) and Mini -masala dosa (thin rice and lentil pancake filed with tempered potatoes, served with sambhar)Fluffy steamed rice, Lemon rice, Appam (a delicious soft centred, lace edged rice pancake), Potato and cauliflower with fresh fenugreek leaves (potato and cauliflower florets cooked with onion, tomato and roasted spices, Coconut with asparagus and mange tout (sauteed with mustard seeds, curry leaves, green chillies and grated coconut) and finally Roasted Fish in plantain leaf (marinated tilapia fillet wrapped in banana leaves and roasted)
I give you all this so you can go in and know exactly what to order but then again, they are totally aware of Gluten and it isn't a problem.

Dr. Tom O'Bryan

Take a look at this video. Dr. Tom O'Bryan nationally recognized speaker, specializing in Gluten Sensitivity and Celiac Disease.

Very interesting. For those in Nashville, he is coming to our meeting Dec 12.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhHwq8eErxs