UPDATE, SUMMER 2018: Big news!! All of the stars have aligned. Gluten-free hot dogs are BAAACK at Wrigley Field in Chicago! You can find GF hot dogs and GF buns at Marquee Classics, near Aisle 120. I’ve never been happier. I ate two last night. The GF hot dog is not listed on the menu…
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Pearl #53: Gluten-free at Wheat’s End (Chicago)
Peeps! Let’s talk about Wheat’s End, in Lakeview! It’s fab. It’s 100% gluten-free. Go there! My friend Liz and I had brunch there a couple weeks back on a beautiful sunny Sunday. I’ve popped in a couple times over the past couple years to pick up goodies to go, but hadn’t physically sat down in…
Pearl #48: Gluten-free at Derby (Chicago)
In light of the end of the 2014 college football season…and Mizzou’s clenching of the SEC East Division Title…and the win by Mizzou Tigers against University of Minnesota Gophers in the Citrus Bowl, I thought a blog post on gluten-free options at Derby, the official Mizzou bar, would be fitting. Sports bars + gluten-free can…
Pearl #45: Gluten-free at Blue Door Farm Stand (Chicago)
Adorbs. Blue Door Farm Stand, in Lincoln Park, is adorable and rustic and chic. If I had a quaint country farm home rather than a teeny tiny Chicago junior-one bedroom…that’s what it would ideally look like. In a perfect world, right? So Blue Door Farm Stand doesn’t have that many gluten-free options as compared to…
Pearl #43: Gluten-free at Wildfire Restaurant (Chicago)
Wildfire Restaurant in Chicago, located in River North, was the first Chicago restaurant I ever went to that had gluten-free options. (Insert, ooh, ahh, here). That was back in November 2011, shortly after my Celiac diagnosis and after Ken moved up to Chicago. When my family was in town visiting a couple weeks ago, I…
Pearl #42: Gluten-free at Scooter’s Frozen Custard (Chicago)
Who doesn’t love frozen custard? If you hail from St. Louis, you’re all too familiar with Ted Drewes, the most delightful frozen custard on the planet (that’s actually a fact). One of the top 5 things since going gluten-free that I miss: the “Big Apple” from Ted Drewes – basically, a delicious slice of apple…
Pearl #38: Gluten-free at The Nest, St. Louis
Update, 7/27/14: The Nest has CLOSED permanently. — So The Nest. I just have to preface this post by saying…Ken is a very patient human in dealing with my GF quests and adventures. I had stumbled across the website of The Nest, in Frontenac, a couple months ago. After looking at their menu (which is…
Pearl #37: Gluten-free at New Day Gluten Free, Ellisville
Update as of 2020 – New Day Gluten Free is now closed 🙁 For the past couple years, I’ve bought New Day Gluten Free products from the grocery store, but a couple months back, I decided to take the plunge and eat at the Cafe, which is located in Ellisville. It was like finding the Gluten-Free…
Pearl #33: Gluten-free at Fozzie’s Sandwich Emporium
My friends have been obsessed with Fozzie’s Sandwich Emporium, in Richmond Heights, forever. But note the heavily bread-influenced name – Sandwich Emporium – that composes 2/3 of that name. Sadly, for a long time, they only had normal people bread (AKA not gluten-free). But lo and behold, someone told me last summer that they had recently…
Pearl #32: Gluten-free at Half & Half in Clayton
For a couple years now, I’ve heard nothing but good things about Half & Half, in downtown Clayton. My non-gluten-free roommate Katherine LOVES it. And raves about it. I went in there once for dinner when it was the upscale Mexican restaurant Medianoche (aka, before it was Little Country Gentleman), but had never been in…
