October is homecoming month so we undertook our Tour d’Ohio in early October. This was a chance to revel in crisp autumn temperatures and glorious trees. The trees were barely turning colors, but a cool snap brought the temperature down to a sweatshirt-worthy level.

When you think of Texas, great food doesn’t always come to mind, especially when you’re out in the more rural areas.

My California daughter and fellow GF traveler recommended this restaurant and boy was I glad she did.

An unforgettable dining experience in Portland for our family has been Bamboo Sushi.

October is homecoming month so we undertook our Tour d’Ohio in early October. This was a chance to revel in crisp autumn temperatures and glorious trees. The trees were barely turning colors, but a cool snap brought the temperature down to a sweatshirt-worthy level.

Full disclosure, I am a good friend of Blanca Aldaco the originator and namesake of this restaurant. However, Aldaco’s has offered gluten-free options since 1999, even before gluten-free was glamorous (if it can indeed be considered glamorous) so it has earned the right to be included in this blog.

It is such a relief when I can go to a restaurant and know that everything on the menu is totally gluten and dairy-free. That the food is healthy is a boon to my nutritionist soul. That the food is tasty is a boon to my Dames d’Escoffier culinary soul and the chef/owner here is a fellow Dame.

Well….I didn’t want to write about too many San Antonio restaurants, but after a visit to Paesano’s on the Riverwalk, an iconic institution for 58 years, I had to give in.

A visit to Oaxaca City, Mexico in May 2024 found our group dining at Casa Oaxaca. While older menus online don’t show this, I was relieved to find the menu gave a guide to dishes that were gluten-free, vegan, etc.

OK, don’t judge me, but anytime I am in Portland, Oregon visiting my kids I NEED to go to Kate’s Ice Cream. Kate’s lists itself as “seriously great plant-based & gluten-free ice cream”.

Having just returned from Oaxaca, Mexico, I was afraid that I would be eating the same food at this special experience, but I was wrong. I actually thought that Mixtil did it better!