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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Ask Dr. Gourmet Newsletter for July 26, 2011

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

Q: My husband’s borderline diabetes is compounded with a high potassium count. This makes it very difficult to maintain a Mediterranean diet. Do you have recipes or advice for this particular problem?

A: There [...]

What Not to Eat: Lunch Edition

Dr. Tim Says….

Baloney.

It’s so easy to beat up on this seemingly innocent little cold cut but it just has to be done. This is the prototype of what you should not be eating at lunch. That [...]

Chevys Fresh Mex : Dr. Gourmet's Food Reviews

I will admit that I don’t like reviewing chain restaurants. I don’t eat in these places because I find the food to be pretty awful, and my dread begins with the research before I even leave the house. Reviewing the nutrition information is, quite simply, terrifying and [...]

Is It a Meal, or Is It a Snack? : Dr. Gourmet's Health and Nutrition Bites

I get questions about snacking all the time: “What should I have for snacks?” or “Is this a healthy snack?” While I’ve written essays about what to snack on, people do seem to have trouble with their snacking. What is the difference between a meal and a [...]

Layers Work: Dr. Gourmet Reviews

I love layered food. Lasagna, eggplant parmesan, tamale pie, Shepherd’s Pie… We’ve been reviewing a number of versions of these in the last few weeks with fair success.

There’s no shortage of such dishes in the grocery store. It’s an [...]

What Doctors Eat (A Good One)

It’s not all bad.  One of my colleagues who is a neurologist does have a good lunch when he’s in clinic.  His nurse (who used to be a chef) puts this together for him.  He is from Iran and there’s always a bit of a Middle Eastern twist with olives, fruit, nuts, ahmok wafers, avocados [...]