Butcher & Brew is serving up sandwiches and burgers on Pure Knead’s hoagie and hamburger buns. They don’t have a gluten-free menu or a dedicated fryer, but many of their dishes can be modified to be gluten free. I highly recommend the paleo bowl!
Dave & Buster’s is opening its 98th location this May (fourth in Georgia) in Alpharetta. The new site boasts over 34,000 square feet of food, drinks, and entertainment and has an allergen menu with basic, not exciting, options.
Known for its tavern fare with a Southern flair, HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern is opening a second location in Town Brookhaven this May. The newest restaurant will be located in the former Smash Kitchen & Bar space, bringing tavern specialties, signature cocktails, and an expansive bourbon selection to Brookhaven.
Mediterranea, Atlanta’s newest dedicated gluten-free restaurant, is open for dinner and brunch with baked goods available all day.
Can you believe the carrot cake at Milton’s Cuisine is gluten free? Well it is, and it has been in plain view on the menu for a decade. Made with a combination of chickpea and rice flours, this carrot cake is a layered experience containing pineapple and pecans topped with luscious cream cheese frosting. Stop by for a slice ($8) or special order a 12-piece cake that feeds 20-25 for $65. What a perfect addition this would make for your next special occasion, like Easter lunch. (contains dairy, eggs, and soy).
PREP, a shared kitchen facility in Atlanta, is expanding with a completion goal of mid-2017. PREP 2 will house (16) dedicated commercial production kitchens ranging in size from 470 – 15,000 square feet. Each unit will have a brand new HVAC system, and would make an ideal space for allergen-friendly product production. If you are interested in meeting with them to review floor plan options, give them a call at
404-920-4150.
Rize Artisan Pizza + Salads at 6050 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs is having an epic grand opening experience. A date night opp courts
Friday night, offering a free small plate with the purchase of sangria, beer or wine after
5 p.m. Snap and share your night’s pic tagged #rizedatenight on Instagram for a chance to win a $100 Rize gift card.
Saturday game or practice? Sport your youth or school team apparel
on Saturday to receive a free pizza with any purchase. Relax with friends on Sangria
Sunday while sipping sangria, $5 a glass or $25 for a carafe, and enjoying $5 small plates from
11 a.m.–5 p.m. A portion of grand opening celebration sales will go to
Create Your Dreams, a long-term program providing youth enrichment to nurture the talents and dreams of students living in under served areas of Atlanta.
Starbuck’s new gluten-free smoked Canadian bacon breakfast sandwich is now available at participating stores. The sandwich rolled out March 21st and features cherrywood-smoked Canadian bacon, a peppered egg patty and reduced-fat white cheddar cheese on a gluten-free roll. It is prepared in a certified gluten-free environment and sealed into its own oven-safe parchment bag. It is also heated and served in this same packaging to prevent cross contact. You can also find Goodie Girl mint slim cookies at participating stores. These chocolatey-coated, crispy mint cookies may remind you of the still popular ‘thin mint’ girl scout cookies enjoyed pre diagnosis.
The Halal Guys opened in Chamblee on January 28th bringing its food-truck cuisine to the burbs. Known for their famous beef gyro sandwiches, chicken-and-rice platters and “secret” white sauce, the menu offers a mix of various American Halal foods, but not all of it is gluten free. The gyro meat contains bread crumbs, but the chicken, rice, falafel, fries, topping, and sauces are gluten free and darn tasty.
You can now find
Treehorn Cider at
Rathbun’s,
Cine Athens in Athens and
Muss & Turner’s in Smyrna. The Coffee Fox in Savannah, ‘Cue Barbecue in Cumming and two more Kroger stores (Briarcliff and Peachtree City) also offer their cider.
Yum Earth partnered with Target for the launch of its new
Easter Basket filled with allergen-friendly treats. Each basket includes two sour bean snack packs, two gummy fruit snack packs, two gummy bear snack packs, and five lollipops plus one packet of carrot seeds, three compostable peat pots, three quick soil pods, and an instructional coloring sheet. All of the packaging is bunny themed and all of the products are organic, all natural and quite delicious!