This week’s gluten free dining and shopping news is full of tasty knowledge.
DaVinci’s Donuts offers gluten-free cake doughnuts on Saturdays or upon 24-hour advance request. These donuts are fryer in fresh oil at the beginning of the day before any gluten goes into the fryer. The donuts are prepared plane and you get to choose the toppings. Watch out for cross contact in the toppings bar – ask for yours to be made with toppings that aren’t on the main line. According to the company, their cake donuts are unlike any other with a slightly crunchy exterior and a light tender center.
Fogo de Chao opened its second location in Dunwoody recently. The newly constructed restaurant is easily twice the size of the Buckhead location with a separate bar and two private rooms. The traditional menu is available with the addition of several seafood options. The entire market table is gluten free including the croutons, which are made from the cheesy bread served warm are filled as many times as needed. Most all of the meats are gluten free, with few exceptions, as are the Brazilian side dishes, potatoes and couple of desserts. The hardest part about dining at Fogo is pacing yourself before having to call it quits. Welcome to Dunwoody.
Looks like Gluten Free Cutie is in the Christmas spirit with a holiday menu filled with sweet and savory goodies. I am partial to their cookies and this year they have pulled out all the stops offering: Cookie Decorating Kit $10.50, Gingerbread House Front Decorating Kit $12.50, Decorated Snowflake Sugar Cookies and Ginger Snaps in packages of four. They stop taking special orders December 18th, so make your selections ASAP!
Marlow’s Tavern opened its new restaurant in Brookhaven December 13th. The 3,558 square foot restaurant opens in a newly constructed second building in Brookleigh Marketplace on Johnson Ferry Road. The restaurant is the chain’s 17th in Georgia and 22nd overall. Thanks for the new Eli at ToneToAtl.
Sally’s Gluten Free Bakery’s holiday menu is available for pre order. I think the Sugar Cookie Dough with four types of frosting and the new Coconut Cake need to make their way to my house!
Schlotzsky’s Austin Eatery had its grand opening December 15th in Duluth at Sugarloaf Marketplace (corner of Sugarloaf Parkway & Peachtree Industrial Blvd.). The restaurant, which offers Udi’s Gluten Free buns, will feature not only a drive-thru but also a self-ordering kiosk. The menu will feature traditional favorites and a selection of new sandwiches and entrees not available at traditional Schlotzsky’s locations. Wine and beer (not gluten free) are also on the menu for those who opt to dine in.
Sister’s Sauce, handmade in Georgia, is a bloody mary mix crafted from an old family recipe using only clean ingredients. Named after a beloved family dog, the sauce sells for $15 a bottle and is now available at Lucy’s Market in Buckhead and other specialty stores in and around Atlanta. This bloody mary mix promised you won’t feel bloated after consuming it and they hope you will stick with the standard celery stick and olives garnish. Simple is better!
Have a safe and tasty weekend!
