Tomorrow I’m heading to Atlanta, home of my adolesence and early adulthood. My cousin’s getting married, finishing off Wedding Month 2009. Given that this is the third wedding in just about as many weeks, you better believe I have my gluten free hangover food ready to go.
I’ll be slumming it at the Ritz-Carlton Atlanta all weekend. I’ve already talked with the catering manager there, and my GF wedding dinner is set. Chocolate mousse for dessert. Don’t player hate, player appreciate.
This is my first trip home to the ATL as a celiac. I have to give a shout out to my mom for finding a very thorough list of gluten free Atlanta restaurants via the Way of the Celiac Traveler blog. Good job, mom. Way to use the internets! Thanks for supporting me. As we are learning, advanced food planning is the key.
It is perhaps not too much of a surprise that this list is so long, because let’s be honest. Atlanta is the Mecca of chain restaurants. There’s bound to be a few that carry a nationwide gluten free menu. Oh and hey, they all happen to be in a one mile radius of my mom’s house! I bet my mom’s most excited to take me to Cheeseburger in Paradise (she loves Jimmy Buffett). Though if that’s too busy, there’s a Carrabba’s right next door, with a P.F. Chang’s in spitting distance. And a Maggiano’s at the mall across the street. I’m sure there will also be more than one trip to Starbucks for coffee and gluten free orange cake.
Hey gluten free Atlanta! Any other recommendations out there? What do you know about the Original El Taco in the Highlands? Are they celiac friendly?
The Glutonic Woman 