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 [...]

Reducing Weight Gain for Frequent Restaurant Eaters : Dr. Gourmet's Health and Nutrition Bites

In the busy world we live in, it can be tough to avoid eating out because it’s just so darn convenient. Unfortunately, restaurant portion sizes can be two, three or even four times standard portion sizes (or more), and you know what that means: eating [...]

In Memoriam : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Dr. Tim Says….

This week’s death of Blair River, the 575 pound spokesperson for the Heart Attack Grill is disturbing to be sure. First and foremost because this young man was only 29 years old. This means that he lived a scant 11 years as an [...]

Restaurant Review: Outback Steakhouse

Once again I will admit that I don’t much like having to go out and review chain restaurants. it’s a challenge because the food is generally so processed that it bothers me to even sample the dishes. The food is barely one step away from the quality [...]

Eating Healthier at Fast Food Restaurants

If you’ve been reading our weekly food reviews, you probably already know that reviewed the best tasting, healthiest options at some chain restaurants, including P.F Chang’s China Bistro, Chevy’s Fresh Mex, and Applebee’s. See all the chain restaurants we’ve reviewed.

Restaurant Review: Daily Grill

In our ongoing pursuit of decent meals at chain restaurants we turned to one that is a bit more upscale. The Daily Grill is not as large a chain as some we have reviewed, but there were high hopes that since the food is [...]

Souplantation: Dr. Gourmet Reviews

In our reviews of chain restaurants I have been looking forward to Souplantation (the chain also runs sister restaurants under the name Sweet Tomatoes). The concept is fabulous and there are similar restaurant chains including Lettuce Souprise You. They all have [...]

Eating Out: Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

[This article is part of The Real World Diet Coaching Program, an ongoing series on The How and Why of Eating Healthy. Read the whole series to date.]

While having dinner with friends recently, I was asked [...]

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 [...]

What Doctors Eat (The Inspiration)

So this is where my new project began.  About a week ago I was finishing my morning clinic and in the office where I keep my jacket I found this Mcdonalds bag.  It had been brought in by one of the doctors and contained a Quarter Pounder and french fries.  Look at the size of [...]