The House at Gatewood: Like Home Away From Home

Just off Highway 70, tucked inside a wooded 16-acre lot with a pond, The House at Gatewood offers a taste of home (as you always wish you could cook it!), and also that feeling of being away on vacation in the home of someone gracious.

Tropical Picken Chicken – A Taste of the Tropics

Update: As of March 2018, this restaurant has come under new management. I sincerely hope the menu options and quality will not change as a result, but I should offer the disclaimer that what is posted here may not reflect what is available in the restaurant. Where: Tropical Picken Chicken – Wake Forest, North Carolina

Al’s Burger Shack: The Best Burger I’ve Ever Eaten

Hello, Dear Readers! It’s been a long time, but we have reasons to reconnect and to celebrate. Having twins might have taken me out of the restaurant-visiting circuit for a bit, but this busy gluten-free mama is back in blogging action and ready to eat out. As of November 3rd, 2017, this blog has received

The Pig: Pork and Pickles

Where: The Pig Restaurant, 630 Weaver Dairy Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514 GF Menu: Yes! You can view their online menu here. What I ate: GF BBQ Plate with cole slaw, pickles, and potato salad. Mom ordered a GF BBQ Sandwich, also pictured here. How to order it: The menu is clearly marked with “GF”

Saxapahaw General Store: GF Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Happy New Year! In the spirit of adventure, and trying new things, let’s drive west of Chapel Hill to visit Saxapahaw, NC. Saxapahaw is a happenin’ little hamlet with music (The Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw’s Historic Cotton Mill), a seasonal farmer’s market, and locavore food that garners the attention of The New York Times,

Acme Food & Beverage Co.: Gluten-Free Skillet Cornbread

Where: Acme Food & Beverage Co., 110 E Main Street, Carrboro, NC 27510 GF Menu: Yes. Though items are not currently marked on the menu posted on their website, they are clearly noted with gluten-free symbols on dine-in menu. When I contacted Acme about their gluten-free options, the General Manager, Stephen Murtaugh, offered these important

Brixx Wood Fired Pizza: GF Pizza & Beer

Where: Brixx Wood Fired Pizza, multiple locations across North Carolina and the southeast (I visited the 501 Meadowmont Village Cir, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 location.) GF Menu: Yes! Click HERE to view it online. What I ate: Gluten-Free Greek Pizza How to order it: Ask for the Gluten-Free menu. The list of available GF pizzas is

DaisyCakes: A Sweet Spot in Durham

DaisyCakes closed its doors in August 2015. Tanya Matta, former owner and developer of her own brand of gluten-free flour (called Equal Measure), announced at the closing that she will be taking more time to develop her flour and also to create a dessert tasting room in Durham, NC. “Sweet Tea & Wheat-Free” recently hit

Catch: Has Me Hook, Line, and Sinker

Where: Catch, 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405 When you dine at Catch, you are in for an exquisite culinary experience because Chef Keith Rhodes was named the 2011 Best Chef of the Southeast, he was a NC James Beard Semifinalist, and has been on Top Chef. Gwyneth Paltrow visited Catch in July 2012 for

Agno Grill: 100% Gluten-Free Eatery in Philly

This is my 100th post on “Sweet Tea & Wheat-Free”. Though this blog is dedicated to the quest for Gluten-Free food in the South, I want to share a restaurant from north of the Mason-Dixon line because this establishment is 100% Gluten-Free. Where: Agno Grill, 2104 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. GF Menu: Yes. Everything