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A Peek Inside GFF Magazine Issue #5 Fall/Holiday 2015

Here it is—our one-year-anniversary issue, available in print and digital and complete with everything you need for world-class-delicious GF holidays, including: The ULTIMATE GF sugar cookie and gingerbread cookie recipes (plus the coolest midcentury gingerbread house) The scoop on why Food Network star Tyler Florence is GF, plus recipes to recreate his decadent holiday feast 18 gorgeous appetizers for perfect party hosting Spectacular roasts with NYC’s whole-animal butcher Hudson & […]

Living Large in a Small Space: a Before-and-After Peek at GFF Magazine’s New Headquarters

by Erika Lenkert After four years of creating GFF Magazine out of my spacious suburban Marin County residence, I succumbed to my itch to move back to my hometown of San Francisco this past spring. My inspiration was part timing and part circumstance; a seller’s market aligned perfectly with a kitchen leak that forced a displacing remodel. Since I decided to move before I secured a new place to live, […]

Meet Kyra Bussanich: The Gluten-Free Cupcake Warrior

WITH DISNEY PRINCESS LOOKS, four wins on Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, a bustling gluten-free bakery in Oregon’s Lake Oswego, and a sweetness that parallels her Gluten-Free Chocolate Peppermint Mousse Pie, Kyra Bussanich is living a fairytale. But all was not always sugar dusted and cherry topped. Like most classic stories, Kyra’s is an epic tale of triumph over adversity. Though in her version, the villain is not an evil stepmother […]

A Peek Inside GFF Magazine’s Holiday 2018 Issue + Recipe Index!

What’s cooking this holiday? A whole lotta goodness, if you’ve got this issue in your hands. Read on for details, including a complete recipe index! You’ll get: An obsession-worthy recipe for GF/DF buche de noel (you know—that supercute Yule log cake you normally can’t eat because it contains gluten!) Amazing appetizers that taste great at room temperature and can be made in advance The very best Eastern European 6-layer cake […]

Frozen Faves: The Best Gluten-Free Frozen Pizza to Buy

Forget the sad excuses for the real glutenous deal. We baked, sliced, and bit into more than twenty frozen gluten-free frozen pizzas to bring you the best gluten-free frozen pizzas to buy. So behold the best gluten-free cheese pizzas worthy of your dough. Available nationwide and ready to be reheated, these are the gluten-free cheese pizzas that help you do pizza night right. By Erin Ng Against the Grain Gourmet […]

GFF Magazine Dream Dining Series: Chicago at Split-Rail

Join us in Chicago for the time of your life with absolutely zero gluten! Introducing GFF Magazine’s Dream Dining Series: Chicago Sponsored by with What’s the point of our new dream dining series? Only the chance to join us for shockingly delicious and awe-inspiring culinary experiences around the country—100% gluten-free! Here’s the scoop on our Chicago event: WHERE: Split-Rail (2500 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622), New Americana menu served in […]

GFF Dream Dining Series 2018: Austin, Texas, at Holy Roller

Join us in Austin for the time of your life with absolutely zero gluten! Introducing GFF Magazine’s Dream Dining Series: Austin Sponsored by with What’s the point of our new dream dining series? Only the chance to join us for shockingly delicious and awe-inspiring culinary experiences around the country—100% gluten-free! Here’s the scoop on our Austin event: WHERE: Holy Roller (509 Rio Grande St., Austin, TX 78701), nostalgic food with a bit […]

GFF Magazine’s Dream Dining Series 2018: Los Angeles at Barton G.

Join us in Los Angeles for the time of your life with absolutely zero gluten! Introducing GFF Magazine’s Dream Dining Series: Los Angeles Sponsored by with What’s the point of our new dream dining series? Only the chance to join us for shockingly delicious and awe-inspiring culinary experiences around the country—100% gluten-free! Here’s the scoop on our Los Angeles event: WHERE: Barton G. (861 North La Cienega Blvd., L.A. CA 90069), the culinary […]

A Peek Inside the Summer 2018 Issue of GFF Magazine + Recipe Index

What’s inside our summer issue? A whole lot of deliciousness: Our roundup of the best chocolate chip cookies to buy! Incredible recipes from one of Portugal’s top chefs: think spice-rubbed ribs and peanut butter chicken, potato salad, potato skins, beet salad, and more perfect partners for the picnic table or cookout Fast and fabulous weeknight meals Wheat Thins-like crackers! How to make the flaky, buttery delicious crispy bites at […]

Introducing GFF Magazine’s 2018 Dream Dining Series: LA, Austin, and Chicago

with Imagine going into a destination restaurant and not even having to mention you’re GF to your waiter—and being surrounded by other GF diners AND having an awesome, over-the-top 100-percent gluten-free, safe dining experience filled with fun, deliciousness, and surprises. Introducing GFF Magazine’s Dream Dining Series, which debuts in LA, Austin, and Chicago this summer and fall in partnership with Schär and Nima Sensor. Our goal is simple: to provide […]

How to Get Enough Fiber on a Gluten-free Diet

There’s more to a healthy gluten-free diet than avoiding wheat, barley, and rye. Cherie Gough shines a light on the importance of eating fiber-rich whole foods. IN 2017, READER’S DIGEST PUBLISHED AN ONLINE ARTICLE ENTITLED “IF YOU WANT TO AVOID HEART DISEASE, DON’T EVEN THINK OF GOING GLUTEN-FREE.” The headline was misleading: The story was actually about how a recent study suggested a gluten-free diet includes fewer cardioprotective whole grains […]

Home Run Eats: The Best Gluten-Free Food Options at Major League Baseball Stadiums

Some stadium concession stands are hitting it out of the park for gluten-free fans. Baseball lover and G-Free Foodie K.C. Cornwell shares where to find major league eats at our nation’s most GF-friendly ballparks. ATTENDING A BASEBALL GAME ISN’T JUST ABOUT THE SPORT, it’s about the experience. From the moment you pass the scalpers outside and wade into the sea of fans swathed in home-team colors, you’re a part of […]

The Best Gluten-Free Dining in New Orleans According to Jilly Lagasse (Emeril’s daughter)

Don’t think for a second that you can’t live it up like the locals in The Big Easy. We asked GF cookbook author and NOLA native Jilly Lagasse (who has celiac disease) to show how easy it is to sidestep the po’boys, beignets, and étouffée and still get an authentic taste of one of America’s most colorful cities—including at her Food Network—star dad’s restaurant, Emeril’s. All you need now is […]

The Best Gluten Free Restaurants & Food in US Airports

The growing popularity of gluten-free foods has made it somewhat easier to find something safe to eat once you’re through airport security and heading to our nation’s gates. But we aspire to more than the packaged snacks like GF-labeled trail mix, chips, candy, and the occasional baked good at newsstands and national café chains. If you do, too, and find yourself at one of the following airport terminals, track down […]

Tips for Safe Airline Travel When Gluten Free

There are a lot of unknowns with airline travel. Follow these tips to make sure access to gluten-free food isn’t one of them. ➜ State your GF status to your airline in advance. For flights that serve meals, always call the airline and request the gluten-free option, and have provisions in your carry-on bag in case they screw up. It happens more often than we’d like. ➜ Always bring snacks. Most flights […]

The Best Gluten Free Restaurants in Austin, Texas

If you want to know the best restaurants to eat gluten free in Austin, Texas, right, follow this list. Crafted by celiac-positive Karen Morgan, the Austin-based baker behind award-winning Blackbird Bakery baking products, it features restaurants of all types, from counter-service tacos to white-tablecloth date destinations. While none are not entirely gluten-free, these Austin restaurants are well versed in catering to gluten-free and other special diets. Photography Shay Harrington Launderette […]

Where to Eat Gluten Free in San Francisco: Restaurants and Shops Worth Seeking

Here’s the real local deal–San Francisco’s must-eat neighborhood restaurants and culinary destinations that make dining gluten-free extra delicious. While only a few of these restaurants are 100-percent gluten-free, all of them know how to accommodate GF (and DF and vegan) guests. Hog Island Oyster Co. Raw and cooked seafood with wines to match are paired with a prime location, indoor and outdoor seating (no reservations), and bay views. FYI, the […]

GFF Magazine’s Great 14-Day Giveaway

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