About Dr. Gourmet

My name is Timothy Harlan and I am both a physician and a chef. This blog is a general collection of information and random ideas on eating great food and eating healthy.

You can find out more at the Dr. Gourmet web site. Eat well, eat healthy, enjoy life!

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Daily Grill and Wildfire Grill Restaurant Reviews

I love living in New Orleans and there are some really good restaurants here. Fortunately, there are more locally owned restaurants here than big chains. Unfortunately, that means that when we want to review restaurants for you, we don’t have a lot of choices. Our [...]

Eggplant Lasagna; Living with Celiac Disease, Part IV : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Dr. Tim Says….

This week we’ll continue our series on Dr. Tim’s diagnosis with Celiac Disease. Read Part I | Part II | Part III

April 26, 2009

Created two great salads this weekend. It’s spring and in the past I [...]

Diagnosed with Celiac Disease, Part III : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Dr. Tim Says….

I have had a lot of interesting feedback from my patients about this blog and my experiences with change in diet. I was unsure whether to continue and one patient encouraged me saying that she felt the dialogue was about a lot of [...]

Being a Patient: Diagnosed with Celiac Disease, II; Manhattan Clam Chowder : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Dr. Tim Says….

This is the second in a series about being diagnosed with Celiac Disease.Read Part One.

March 10, 2009

Went and gave blood work today.

March 11, 2009

Caesar's Pasta Specialties : Dr. Gourmet Reviews

Stuffed Shells with Marinara Sauce
and Manicotti with Marinara Sauce

I have a friend with Celiac disease and he’s one of the reasons we here at Dr. Gourmet started our section for those who need to eat gluten-free. We were having dinner together not too long ago, [...]

Sol Cuisine Vegetarian Burgers : Dr. Gourmet Reviews

We’ve avoided reviewing veggie burgers for a long time, mostly because for years, vegetarian meat replacements have relied heavily on salt and fat to give them flavor. What’s (almost) worse, they just didn’t taste very good.

Dr. Gourmet's Food Reviews: September 16, 2011

We’ve reviewed chicken nuggets a few times, and looking back over the reviews I can’t find any that we thought were worth eating. While I am not a fan of convenience foods, I do realize that people are going to eat them, but it seems [...]

Dr. Gourmet's Food Reviews: August 19, 2011

We’ve had good luck with Organic Bistro brand frozen meals. Every one that has been put to the test fared well and has received a thumbs up. That’s rare for us. We’ve found time and again that you can’t always rely on a brand every [...]

Dr. Gourmet's Food Reviews: August 5, 2011

If you look at the list of our reviews, it’s pretty clear that overall, the gluten-free options get better reviews than their more mainstream counterparts. It’s a pretty sad state of affairs when the frozen meals designed for people with special dietary needs are so [...]

Dr. Gourmet's Food Reviews: June 24, 2011

A while back we reviewed some frozen burritos with good results. One of the burritos, from a company that makes gluten free products under the brand Glutenfreeda (love that name), came in very highly ranked in our taste tests. At the time, only their Chicken and [...]