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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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 [...]

Restaurant Roundup : Dr. Gourmet’s Food Reviews

Restaurant Roundup

For the past several weeks we’ve been reviewing the healthiest options at some common chain restaurants:

Applebee’s Chili’s Grill & Bar [...]

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro : Dr. Gourmet’s Food Reviews

Many of us who are concerned with health today do focus on the increasing availability of calorie dense foods. Much of that attention is on soft drinks, fast food and convenience foods found in the grocery store. A major contributor to the problem that is [...]

Restaurant Nutrition Information; Grapefruit Interactions

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

Q: I am writing to inquire about the nutrition information for a meal that I love from Outback Steakhouse and was hoping you would be able to provide me with the nutritional breakdown for the meal.

Fast Food Restaurants are A Public Health Risk

I wrote back in January about a study performed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. They looked at census data for the entire United States and correlated the number and types of restaurants with the Body Mass Index of the people who live in [...]

Fast Food Restaurants Contribute to Overweight

I know that the headline to this week’s Bite probably isn’t news to you. Sure, too much fast food makes you fat. As a whole, fast foods tend to be calorie-dense, high in sodium and fat, and low in fiber: of course eating frequently at [...]

Dr. Gourmet Reviews: Ruby Tuesday

Ruby Tuesday

A few years ago Ruby Tuesday tried some healthy items on their menu. This was in response to surveys they had commissioned that concluded their customers wanted healthier options. The results were pretty dismal. When presented with the healthier option on the menu, people [...]