Dekalb Farmers Market is selling gluten-free desserts in their refrigerated section. All of these desserts are made in house, so I am not sure about the possibility of cross contact during preparation. I would ask before purchasing because I don’t think they are able to provide a dedicated space, etc. for the preparation of gluten-free desserts. They are offering individual and whole desserts like, apple and key lime pies and fruit tarts. 

Huh Natural & Real Food is available on Uber Eats. Just download the app and start ordering. They have recently added so many products to their menu, like waffles, chicken pot pies, coconut flan, brownie cake, cheesecake, bagels, donuts, and toasts – all are gluten and dairy free made in a dedicated gluten-free restaurant/bakery in Roswell. The line can be pretty long, so get there early.

Skip rush hour for the new happy hour at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails. Every Monday-Thursday from 5-6 p.m., chef Derek Dollar and his team are offering half off prime filet mignon selections. Guests can choose from a six-ounce cut for $17.50 (normally $35) or a nine-ounce cut for $23 (normally $46). What a deal for a prime cut of meat!

Monday Night Brewing launched a hard seltzer line at the end of February called Narwater. According to Knox Bardeen’s column for 929thegame.radio, Narwater starts with Georgia sugar cane then gets real fruit added during a brewing process. The alcohol comes from a natural fermentation process. There’s a head when you pour a Narwater, there’s substance, and color. But there’s no artificial flavors or coloring. Narwater also boasts it’s just 95 calories and gluten free. And it is available in three flavors: Blueberry Raspberry, Mango Guava, and Grapefruit Pineapple. Narwater is be available in the taproom and then through distribution in Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia.

The American Cider Association named Treehorn Cider the 2020 Cider Member of the Year! This award honors cideries with significant contribution to the industry and the association. Nominated by fellow cider makers, and voted on by the 14-member association board of industry leaders, Treehorn was honored for product innovation, passion for growing the industry nationwide and commitment to all things apple. They also had multiple nominations citing their mentorship of smaller cider makers, which is huge for the company.

• Tacos are $5 each (Adobe Chicken, Baja Shrimp, Grilled Skirt Steak)
• Chips & Salsa or Guacamole, Esquites and Jicama are $5 each
• Margarita of the week is $10 (Virgin available for $5)

According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Bezoria Mideast Street Eats, which first opened in Midtown Atlanta in 2014 and currently operates three locations in the metro area, is undertaking an aggressive expansion plan. Bezoria intends to open five more Atlanta restaurants this year and 20 across the state of Georgia within the next three years.

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Firehouse Subs is now offering a gluten-free bread option at participating locations. The gluten-free ciabatta-style sub roll is sourced from Schar. According to Firehouse Subs, any medium sub can be made with a gluten-free roll for an additional $1.50 – $2. Firehouse Subs cannot guarantee an entirely gluten-free experience due to the fact that other menu items available in the chain’s restaurants contain gluten. Ask them to change their gloves before they make your sandwich and ask them to use fresh ingredients and clean utensils.

PITA Mediterranean Street Food is bringing its authentic, fresh and flavorful Mediterranean fare to Dacula with a grand opening celebration on Feb. 28 from 6-9 p.m. As this location debuts in its new community, the team expects hundreds of patrons to line up for the family-friendly event featuring a complimentary meal (one per guest) of PITA best sellers: gyros and falafel street pitas served with a side and a drink. PITA is located at 720 Dacula Road, Ste. 3C, Dacula, GA 30019 (Publix Shopping Center).

Sarah Jean’s Ice Cream in the Marietta square carries at least 10 of Revolution Gelato’s flavors, many of which are small batch and exclusive for scooping, like Eggnog. So head over to enjoy a scoop or two in a cup and support two of Atlanta’s small businesses.

Montreal bagels are coming to 2B Whole Gluten-Free Bakery in Alpharetta very soon! Check out the Everything Bagel, which is also dairy free! I can’t wait to try them, what about you?

Eating ice cream for breakfast with Butter & Cream on February 1^st from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. To celebrate National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day, Butter & Cream will be scooping up special limited flavors like Pancakes and Waffles; Sunday Brunch; Mimosa Sorbet as well as a few surprises! Atlanta’s favorite roastery and coffee bar, East Pole Coffee Co., will be on hand to provide a free cup of coffee to enjoy alongside your morning scoop. The first 75 guests will also receive a complimentary Butter & Cream mug as a keepsake of this extra sweet holiday. Both of the Sunday Brunch and Mimosa Sorbet flavors are gluten free, sans cone.

New on the menu at Huh Natural & Real Foods – Cranberry Bagels 😋 NEW
made with amaranth, quinoa, and rice flours and brimming with cranberries. They are still working on a website, but they have released a menu that can be found on Facebook.

A staple to Cobb County’s natural products and supplement scene for more than 40 years, Life Grocery, is closing its doors this month. It is a shame to see this independent retailer go because it was one of the first places I shopped for gluten-free products after being diagnosed. According to 11 Alive, everything in the store is currently half price as they attempt to clear out their remaining inventory. The store is currently open from noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The shelves are clearing fast, so stop by soon.

Arepa Mia made it onto USA Trips to Discover’s best gluten-free restaurants in Atlanta list and their National list too. This isn’t surprising at all because their Venezuelan cuisine is layered with rich flavors and textures that don’t need gluten to impress. And they are a dedicated gluten-free restaurant, so figuring out what to order takes some time. Visit the eatery in Avondale Estates and at Sweet Auburn Curb Market in Atlanta and discover the flavor-bomb of authentic Venezuelan cuisine

Batter Cookie Dough will open their second permanent brick and mortar shop in February 2020 at Powers Ferry Square on Roswell Road in Buckhead, says ToneToATL. It will occupy the former Bon Glaze doughnut shop which closed abruptly this past September. Located adjacent to bartaco, which has an array of gluten-free fare, the shop offers two flavors of gluten-free cookie dough scooped with dedicated and labeled utensils.

According to ToneToATL, the operator of an Alpharetta Chick-fil-A restaurant is planning to demolish his current restaurant and build a new, bigger, more efficient location in its place. David Thornsberry, who has operated the freestanding Chick-fil-A on North Point Parkway since it opened on December 16, 1993, wants to replace the current 4,446 square foot restaurant with a new 7,855 square foot restaurant or about a 77 percent increase in floor space. The new restaurant is designed to improve both the customer experience and store efficiency.

Egg Harbor Cafe on Lower Roswell and Woodlawn closed December 15th due to lease issues.

There is a new dedicated gluten-free bakery and restaurant in Roswell called Huh Natural & Real Food. Located in the space formerly occupied by Gluten Free Cutie, this family business dedicated to creating nutritious gluten and dairy-free products. Pizzas topped with housemade cashew cheese, salads, bagel sandwiches, cake, cinnamon rolls, biscotti, and cookies are just a potion of their offerings, which change daily.

Looking forward to the opening of Maepole, a fast-casual, health-conscious venture from Athens-based chef Peter Dale. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the restaurant will make a late-2020 debut on Georgia Avenue. The menu reads like a build-your-own bowl space serving hormone- and antibiotic-free meats and grass-fed beef. All items will be free of high-fructose corn syrup, and gluten and soy will be called out on the menu, but there is no indication of steps being taken to prevent cross contact during preparation.

Finally, Marie Eiffel Market has their website up and running and all of their products are made in their new dedicated gluten-free kitchen on Shelter Island. Now you can order Luce’s Artisan Gluten-Free Bread Mixes from Marie Eiffel’s by just clicking HERE. Trust me, these mixes are easy to use and produce artisan style gluten-free breads with a crunchy crust and fluffy bread. Treat yourself!

Marilyn’s Gluten Free Gourmet is adding two new biscuit flavors in 2020. No word on what those flavors are yet, but I could definitely go for a chive or rosemary biscuit.

For authentic, affordable Mediterranean cuisine, head over to one of PITA Mediterranean Street Food locations in and around metro Atlanta. Each weekday, the eatery is offering guests a freshly prepared special available for dine-in or carry-out. Specials include:

• $6 Gyro Monday: Choose either regular or chicken gyro and one side on gluten-free pita warmed on the grill.
• $6 Falafel Tuesday: A falafel rice bowl
• Kids Eat Free Wednesday: 4-9 p.m.; minimum $8 purchase and child must be present
• $6 Rice Bowl Thursdays: Add $1 for steak or seafood
• $6 Loaded Fries Friday

2B Whole Gluten-Free European Bakery’s new gluten-free and vegan edible chocolate chip cookie dough is officially on the shelves at Buford Highway Farmers Market in Decatur. Available in a 16 ounce container and a two-pack of three and a half ounce containers, look for it in the refrigerated section.

Erin McKenna’s Bakery is supplying Duff’s Cakemix Studios with all of their vegan, gluten-free, and soy-free cakes! According to VegOutLA, they are providing cake kits to Duff’s in two varieties, a two-layer, six inch cake, available in vanilla cake filled with white vegan frosting or chocolate cake filled with chocolate vegan frosting. The second offering is a Cupcake Kit, which includes six unfrosted cupcakes, also available in vanilla or chocolate. Each kit comes with the choice of assorted fondant, goodies, and vegan frostings. I love how Duff and his team see cakes and create such edible masterpieces. What a great partnership.

When gusto! opened its fifth outpost in Chamblee at 4945 Peach-tree Industrial Boulevard on Oct. 12, it stayed true to its commitment to support the surrounding community. The fast casual brand, known for its fresh, flavorful bowls and wraps, donated more than $600 to Angel Flight Soars, a non-profit organization at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport that arranges free air transportation for people who need to travel to receive lifesaving medical treatment but lack the means.

There is such a thing as a free lunch (or dinner) at gusto! On Sundays, kids eat free at the fast casual eatery’s Decatur location. With the purchase of one adult entrée, guests receive one free meal from the kids menu, which includes a selection of rice bowls, quesadillas or a tzatziki or hummus snacker. Each kids meal is served with sweet potato chips and a drink.

Have you heard the good news?! Karma Farm is now open on Mondays from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Don’t let a case of the Monday’s get you down. Stop by this dedicated gluten-free restaurant and bakery serving up real food made with fresh and local/regional ingredients.

True Food Kitchen has opened its second location at Avalon in Alpharetta. Offering the same freshly prepared cuisine, fresh squeezed vegetable and fruit juices, a full bar and cravable desserts, they are a gluten-free diners dream restaurant.

Let the bubbles tickle your nose during the Atlanta Mimosa Festival in Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark. From 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, drink in bottomless samples of mimosas, wine, beer and cider, enjoy college football viewing and live music, and chill in the air-conditioned tent to the music of DJ Qtip. Food purchases are extra. Tickets can be purchased online in advance for this 21-and-up event.

Bantam + Biddy is close to its Atlanta Airport opening. Head to Concourse C for southern cuisine and cutting edge technology that will make it a snap to grab a gluten-free dish. What a treat to be able to have a sit down meal or take-out before departing.

Chipotle Mexican Grill opened August 31 at 1010 along Peachtree Street in Midtown.  The new eatery joins existing dining options Panera Bread and soon Sugar Factory in the street level of the luxury high-rise condo building.

Farm Burger opened a new location inside the Midtown Whole Foods Market while no one was looking, those crafty devils! ToneToATL says they will open their first restaurant in Athens in the former St. Joseph’s chapel at the 100 Prince development. This grass-fed burger chain grew out of what was once Farm 255 in Athens, so the opening of Farm Burger is a bit of homecoming for the eatery. Farm Burger Athens is slated to open in late spring or early summer 2020.

According to TonetoATL, Tin Drum Asian Kitchen in Johns Creek has “temporarily closed.”  The restaurant, located in Johns Creek Festival at 11160 Medlock Bridge Road, opened August 10, 2017, and within the past few days posted signage indicating that it is closed “temporarily.”

Zambawango Desserts & Coffee in Sandy Springs offers a low carb dessert selection free of sugar and gluten. All of the desserts have four grams or less of net carbs per generous serving and a full coffee menu with alternative milks. Choose from scones, cinnamon rolls, cookies, brownies, cakes and more. All of their baked goods are prepared in a shared environment, so cross contact is a concern.

Congrats to 2B Whole Gluten-Free European Bakery for being featured on an Atlanta Eats episode that aired on Saturday September 14th at 7:00 pm and aired again on Sunday September 22nd at 10:30 am. If you missed their segment, you can check it out here.

Join Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta and Bar Margot during ‘Thankful Thursdays’ that started on September 12–and occur every other Thursday through Oct. 31–from 5-7 p.m. Enjoy live music featuring Scotty Cram, handcrafted cocktails made with Lillet and rooftop views of Atlanta on our Fifth Floor Terrace Rooftop. Complimentary admission and two hours of valet parking available. A percentage of proceeds from Thankful Thursdays benefit The Giving Kitchen.

To RSVP or for future dates, click here.

Have you missed out on the cinnamon rolls at Hell Yeah Gluten Free because they keep selling out? Well fear no more because Saturday’s are now crowned as CINNAMON ROLL DAY at Atlanta’s newest gluten-free bakery. Every Saturday they will make 200+ cinnamon rolls, making acquisition much more predictable and consistent, and selling out a thing of the past! They are limiting them to only two per person, so everyone who wants some can get some! Their huge cinnamon rolls stuffed with cinnamon and topped with just the right amount of frosting are available in gluten free and vegan/gluten free.

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is opening a Buckhead Scoop Shop this month, accoridng to TonetoATL. The new shop will be in the Whole Foods Market-anchored Buckhead Market Place shopping center at 77 West Paces Ferry Road. This marks the fifth shop in Atlanta for the Columbus, Ohio-based ice cream maker. And they offer many gluten-free flavors with a couple of vegan/gluten-free options too. Their Gooey Butter Cake (gluten-free cake)  🍰🍨 creation has stolen my heart. Cream cheese ice cream + white cake + caramel-butterscotch sauce = total amazement‼ Ask them to use a clean scoop and get your flavor from the back and they will happily oblige.

Congrats to Marilyn’s Gluten Free Gourmet! Their buttermilk biscuits won the Best Gluten Free Food for the 2019 QVC Customer Choice® Food Award!! What a well deserved accomplishment for this dedicated gluten-free bakery and its hard-working creator, Marilyn Santulli, who is changing preconceived notions about gluten free food, one treat at a time!

 

Velvet Taco is open and has a gluten-free menu warning about their shared fryer. Finally, a restaurant that ‘gets it’. Gluten does not ‘burn off’ in a shared fryer because it isn’t bacteria, it is a sticky protein that remains behind and gets stuck to gluten-free ingredients rendering them unsafe. 

It’s National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and 5Church Atlanta is partnering with CURE Childhood Cancer to help save childhood dreams. Throughout September, the Midtown restaurant is donating half of the proceeds from its specialty CURE cocktail – a refreshing mix of Tito’s vodka, pomegranate juice, orange, lime and simple syrup – to the non-profit organization. Gather your friends, give and sip to save lives this month.

No more donuts from Bon Glaze as the bakery has shuttered both of their locations in Buckhead and Brookhaven. Not a great loss though considering the high possibility of cross contact in their shared production area. Thanks ToneToATL for the information.

A new gusto! is coming to north Buckhead in 2020. According to ToneToATL, Nate Hybl plans to bring his quick-serve restaurant to the Fresh Market-anchored Roswell Wieuca shopping center on Roswell Road near Chastain Park. The sweet potato chips are always in the my thoughts and knowing that everything is made fresh to order makes substituting and eliminating ingredients a snap. Very happy for Nate and I can’t wait to come out and support his newest venture.

In August, MetroFresh opened its second location at 1360 Peachtree Street in Midtown. They will be preparing the same high quality cuisine with real ingredients for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bonus – all the gluten-free options clearly marked and simply delicious. Their small plate specials available from 4-7 p.m. Monday thru Friday pair nicely with a housemade specialty cocktail, craft beer, or a glass of wine. What a welcome addition to Midtown. Congrats!

The new Pumpkin Spice Bagels are appearing on store shelves at Trader Joe’s this month along with the pancakes and muffin mixes and almond beverage. I can’t wait to try the bagels, but they aren’t available for order until the 11th and probably won’t be in until next week at the Trader Joe’s in Peachtree Corners. Have you tried them? What did you think?

The fall menu is in full swing at True Food Kitchen, making it the perfect time to experience the wonderland of seasonal produce with Brussels sprouts, squash and pumpkin taking center stage. New this year are the Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Flatbread topped with pumpkin seed pesto, pumpkin seeds and arugula on a gluten-free pita, Thai Coconut Seabass served in coconut turmeric broth with bok choy, green beans, rainbow carrots, and quinoa brown rice, and the Mediterranean Chicken on a bed of quinoa, tomatoes, Persian cucumbers, green beans, and feta topped with organic vinaigrette. For dessert, the squash pie in a graham cracker crust topped with coconut whipped cream can be enjoyed by the slice, or pre-ordered as a whole pie.

Locally owned Four Fat Cows, a gourmet ice cream shop serving gluten-free ice cream, gluten-free puffle cones, gluten-free baked goods and more, is opening a new location this August in Buckhead. The new location is on Pharr Road is adjacent to Karma Farm, a dedicated gluten-free restaurant. The ice cream shop will be located at 30 Pharr Road, which until earlier this year was home to Karma Daisy, a sibling restaurant of Karma Farm. Thanks for the intel ToneToATL.

The Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar will opened its Town Center location in Peachtree Corners on August 7th. The restaurant has been building out a brand new space complete with dog-friendly patio for months. Known for its elevated comfort food made with seasonal ingredients, the menu focuses on hand-crafted food and drinks with a robust gluten-sensitive menu.

Marilyn’s Gourmet’s Buttermilk Biscuits have been nominated for the 2019 QVC Customer Choice® Food Awards in the Best Gluten-Free Food category! Voting runs now through August 14th and they need your votes to win. If you love their biscuits, follow these steps to vote: 

Thanks to its generous guests, Marlow’s Tavern is sending $26,331 to Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA). During June, the eatery encouraged diners to donate $1 or more to the organization and in return receive a $5 gift card for a future visit. Since 1991, Marlow’s Tavern and Sterling Culinary Management have raised more than $1 million for SOGA through fundraisers and the annual Marlow’s Tavern Golf Classic. This year’s tournament tees off at TPC Sugarloaf on Monday, Oct. 14.

Nuts n’ Berries is expanding to Decatur and taking over the space formerly occupied by Rainbow Natural Foods for 42 years. The new location, slated to open in January 2020, will include a 1,500-square-foot kitchen with a dedicated gluten-free bakery created in partnership with Alpharetta-based 2B Whole Gluten Free European Bakery. Who else is counting down to January??

Summer sippin’ favorite Peaches en Regalia is back at Treehorn Cider for the third year in a row, this year with double the peaches! Go grab a pour and take a six-pack home with you while it lasts.

Did you know that Urban Tree Cider is the Official Local Cider Partner of Atlanta United 2? Well they are! Cans of their Urban Tree Fan Cider are available at several Atlanta locations!