What to Order at Hickory Tavern If You Have Dietary Restrictions

Grilled chicken sandwich with bacon and a side of fruit. #hickorytavern #glutenfree #soyfree #dairyfree #dietaryconscious

With over 25 restaurants across the Carolinas and Tennessee, Hickory Tavern has become a popular spot for eating and/or drinking while watching sports. They’re like Buffalo Wild Wings more posh sister. Though their vibes are similar, Hickory Tavern is a little more classy and grown up, but still knows how to throw down. For instance, … Read more

How to Make Dietary-Restriction Friendly Pancakes

An image of dietary restriction friendly pancakes.

Pancakes. Hotcakes. Griddlecakes. Flapjacks. No matter what you call them, they are a great meal anytime of day (who doesn’t like breakfast for dinner?). Pancakes also contain problem ingredients for many with stomach issues and dietary restrictions. Luckily, there are alternate options that are delicious. We came across King Arthur Flour at our local Food … Read more

Kickstand Burger Bar: A Great Pre- or Post-Game Restaurant in Charlotte, NC

**UPDATE 1/10/19**   If you’re in town for a Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Knights, or Charlotte Hornets game, but don’t want to eat in Uptown, head a couple miles over to Central Avenue. In the heart of the trendy, but still cool Plaza-Midwood neighborhood, you’ll find a variety of restaurants. One restaurant that I recommend is … Read more

How to make a quick, easy food sensitivity meal

Don’t you just hate when you’re hungry & realize you haven’t been to the store yet? Rather than going to the store and buying everything you see (or maybe you just want to avoid the store all together), you make the executive decision to rummage through the cabinets. Being the experimental chef (e.g.-starving) you are, … Read more

This week in Atlanta Adventures

If you’ve spent any time reading this blog, you’ll know that I’ve been to Atlanta three times since April. I can’t help it that the Braves had good events so close together.  Side note: I’ll have you know that the Braves are 3-0 when we’ve been in attendance. At least there has been a variety of … Read more

Adventures in Atlanta (Again)

A giant Bobblehead of Chipper Jones.

This past weekend, we made another trek to Atlanta. If you missed it the first time, you can read about our trip to Atlanta over Easter weekend here, here, and here. The last link ties into this blog, so go read that and we’ll meet back here. Are we all on the same page now? … Read more

ROAD TRIP!!

For some reason, MLB decided that Easter weekend would be a good idea to have Opening Weekend at the Braves brand new ballpark. I had planned to go to Opening Day, but after issues with pre-sale & general tickets, we decided to only go to the Saturday game. I won’t go into details on my … Read more