Even though this new cookbook, Supermarket Healthy, by Food Network star Melissa d’Arabian isn’t a gluten-free cookbook, it makes new recipes simple and shows how easy new cooking techniques can be. Basic gluten-free substitutions are easy.
Since this website has started, I have reported on the gluten free trend for the upcoming year. The popularity of the gluten free diet was on the rise when I started writing about it back in 2008. This year gluten free is again on a list. HospitalityNet.org reported in early November that gluten free would be hot in the restaurant world for 2014. Specifically it talked about gluten in a few areas of the restaurant and beverage industry: Beverage Trends: gluten free beverages are on the minds of bartenders and mixologists Healthy food establishments are finally getting some love from customers. “More than one factor propels this profound market change: the gluten-rejectors, Paleo people, diabetics, weight challenged, vegetarians, vegans…and two decades of hectoring by nutritionists, food Nazis and perhaps the first lady”. — Hospitalitynet.org’s quote…not mine. I am not a fan of the term “gluten rejectors” like it is a choice….”weight challenged” is not exactly flattering either. Gluten Free as a buzz word for 2014. The report says the new popularity of the Paleo diet is adding fuel to the gluten free demand. The question I have, is will restaurateurs really OWN gluten free by not just making money off […]
