GFbird: Gluten-Free New Orleans (Part 2)

Friday, May 2, 2014

Gluten-Free New Orleans (Part 2)

I was in New Orleans for a week and ate incredibly well. Truly, there were more safe options in New Orleans than in my home borough of Brooklyn. Here are some other places I stopped in at or heard about but didn't have time to try:

Superfood Bar Casual take-away/cafe spot. Healthy meals, snacks, and beverages.
Whole Foods Whole Foods is always a safe spot for me, since they're so good about allergen labeling. I found the staff at this location particularly well-informed about gluten. They have a fantastic barbecue selection; almost everything is GF - I heartily recommend the ribs.
La Thai Uptown
Casamento's Gluten-free fried oysters! Didn't have time to try, but definitely will next trip.
Fresh Bar
3 Potato 4
The Melting Pot
La Macarena Pupuseria and Latin Cafe
Mellow Mushroom
Carmo
Luke
Ruth's
Emeril's restaurants Emeril's daughters are GF and I hear tell that his establishments are GF-friendly.
Peace Baker, 100% GF bakery
Bakery NoBle, via Good Eggs

Did I miss any? If so, please share in comments!

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I was always an avid home cook and restaurant-goer. From my teens on, my idea of "going out" generally involved some form of social eating. I grew up with a huge extended family that regularly dined together and I was in the kitchen helping my grandmother from an early age.

I often joke that I come from deli royalty, as my family owned one in Brooklyn for almost 30 years - so there was always a ton of good food around. Seemed only natural when I started working in restaurants in my early teens, though an accident with a dull knife and my left index finger ended my back of the house aspirations along the way. I've had pretty much every front of the house position at all types of venues, including a few years at Moosewood Restaurant. In my mid-20's, I started to work in healthcare, and have always maintained a love of food and eating well. In 2010, I melded my passions for health and food by completing a master's in public health nutrition.

After being diagnosed with celiac and DH back in 2003, I didn't go out to eat for three years! I don't even remember how long it was before I felt competent enough in the kitchen again to be a gf hostest with the mostest. But that was 10 years ago; I've changed along with the gf product/knowledge landscape. Back in NYC after many years in upstate NY, I'm committed to having a social eating life again, dishing up good eats at home and enjoying what gf vittles NYC has to offer. As any gf person can appreciate, this involves a fair amount of research and planning. Seems a shame to keep all that I've learned to myself; hence this blog.

Friday, May 2, 2014

Gluten-Free New Orleans (Part 2)

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