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Gluten-Free Chill & Grill BBQ Recipes

Chef Tryg Siverson Gets His Gluten-Free Grill On (left)

Many of you have asked for recipes from the gluten-free Chill & Grill BBQ party, with Chef Tryg's Siverson's BBQ Chicken Marinade (aka Bob Renner's Chicken) and Smoking Sloe's Pulled Chicken being the top recipe requests. I tried to get them for you, but I soon found out that most of the recipes are under lock and key. I did manage to get the recipes for the potato salad, coleslaw, and turkey meatballs. I can see your disappointed faces, but you have to admit that the meatballs were delicious and that potato salad was maybe the best tasting potato salad I've ever had!

I thought that you might like to know that Chef Tryg, as I like to call him, has now started teaching private gluten-free cooking classes along with Vanessa Phillips of Feel Good Foods. Chef Tryg has worked at Nobu, Spice Market, Jean Geroge Steak House, and was the executive chef at Balduccis market. He is now the leading exceutive chef of Feel Good Foods and will be launching a frozen food line in the fall. I'll be sure to keep you posted. You can now have this dynamic duo come to your home and teach you how to cook the gluten-free equivalents of the glutenous foods you miss. Sounds like fun to me! They also want you to know that they are available to cater your next special occasion in NYC. If you are interested or if you have any questions email Chef Tryg at cheftryg@gmail.com for more information.

Here are the three recipes that I was able to come up with:

Gluten-Free Chill & Grill BBQ Photos

Mickey John's Pub at 48-08 Skillman Ave. Sunnyside, NY 11104  
Stop by for a gluten-free beer, but call first.
718.729.9605

Hi!

My adrenals have finally recovered from the first annual gluten-free Chill & Grill BBQ I co-hosted on August 9th with Vanessa Phillips and Chef Tryg Siverson of Feel Good Foods.  Mickey John's pub graciously provided us with great atmosphere and Mr. Sunshine decided to grant us with the perfect summer day! Sixty-nine people attended and there was a great mix of familiar faces, newly diagnosed ones, supportive spouses and friends, topped off with just a handful of cutie pie kids.

Every guest told us that they had a great time, loved the food, and hoped that we would have another party next year. Here are some excerpts from emails that I have received:

"Just wanted to drop a line to let you know that we had a blast at the BBQ. Great location, fantastic company, and most important of all Heather got to enjoy a real BBQ!! Thanks again for the desserts you packed for us to bring home. Keep up the good work, and we hope to see you at another get together soon."-Bob Lynn

"I just wanted to say thank you for organizing that amazing BBQ yesterday.  I'm sure it was a ton or work- everything was delish, the goody bags are great and you were just so welcoming!  I love going to events where we can feel completely safe that the food is completely gluten-free for my husband, and it's always a nice bonus when it's yummy for me and Georgia, too! Thanks again!"-Meegan Lawlor

"Just wanted to say thank you again for putting together a fabulous BBQ. This BBQ was just what I needed.  I'm pregnant with my first child, and lately I've been having a hard time, craving things that I cannot eat. Being around other people that are in the same situation, did more for me than than you know.  So I thank you again, for helping me.  I look forward to more events in the future!"-Dana A. Kelly

"Thank you, the BBQ was amazing! I have been a hostess for fairly large crowds, so I know first hand all of the hard work, organization, and planning that goes into these events. I know you don't need me to tell you this, you did a stupendous job and it showed. The food was delish, and it was wonderful to attend a function without having to worry about if I could eat, what I could eat, or have to go around asking a million questions. Even my boyfriend, Larry, could not get over how great the food was..." - Diane Esposito

"I think you are the Hostess with the Mostess!" -Pee Wee Herman

"Thanks again for organizing/planning the gluten-free BBQ. I enjoyed the food immensely and meeting others with celiac disease. I'm glad that I brought my non-celiac sister along to hear what various people had to say about living with celiac disease" -Robin Fisher

Isn't that nice? Thank you all for coming! I'm glad Meegan felt like I was "welcoming" since I felt like I was running around like a crazy woman! Oh, and I have to confess that Pee Wee Herman didn't really come to the party. I just stuck that one in there for fun!

Vanessa, Tryg and I would like to give a big Thank You to all of the companies that contributed to the success of our BBQ with their generous donations. We were so pleasantly surprised by all of the unsolicited offers we got for gluten-free foods just after announcing our event. We had the perfect amount of food for everyone to take home extra of most items along with really fun goody bags.

THANK YOU!

The Grainless Baker
Smoking Sloe's
Arico Foods
Shabtai Gourmet
Mary's Gone Crackers
Friedman's Deli
Lili & Loos & Lili's 57
S'MAC
Kitchen Table Bakers
Pizzabolla

Here are some more photos that I managed to take while I caught my breath. Next year I promise I'll do better!

More [Gluten-Free] Chill & Grill BBQ Updates

We are very excited that over 70 people have RSVP'd for the gluten-free Chill & Grill BBQ Party this Saturday and the projected forecast is clear and sunny skies!

We have received amazing support for the BBQ from several companies who have offered to donate tasty gluten-free food for the event.

The "updated" Chill & Grill eclectic menu includes:

The Grainless Baker's Gluten-Free Hamburger & Hot Dog Buns
Smoking Sloe's Southern Style Pulled Chicken, Baked Beans, and Sweet Potatoes
BBQ Chicken
Hot Dogs
Burgers w/ your choice of cheese, onions, lettuce, tomato and traditional condiments
Lilli & Loo's has offered 60 Gluten-Free Chinese Dumplings
Pizzabolla's gluten-free meatballs
Potato Salad
Cole Slaw
Guss' Pickles provided by Friedman's Deli
Kitchen Table Baker's gourmet cheese crackers
Watermelon
Shabtai Gourmet's 7 Layer Cake, Apricot Rolls, and Cookies

Take-Home Goody Bags Include:
15% coupon off Friedman's Deli in NYC
Mary's Gone Crackers
Arico Foods Cookie Bars and/or Cassava Chips
Guss' Pickles provided by Friedman's Deli

For those who still want to join the party, there is room for a few more guests. However, the last, and absolute latest, deadline to RSVP is today. Details of where to send your check for $30 per person will be emailed to you in reply to your RSVP. A lot of attention and planning is going into the menu, so we kindly request that everyone who has RSVP'd actually attend. If you have already RSVP'd, but have not sent a check, please mail your payment today. If you have any questions, or if you need to cancel  your RSVP, please email me. Thank you! 

Directions To The Gluten-Free Chill & Grill BBQ Party
Take the 7 train toward Queens and get off at the 46th & Bliss stop. Walk across Queens Blvd. to Skillman Avenue. Mickey John's pub, the location of the event, is on Skillman between 46th & 47th St. 718.729.9605

The party is from 3pm-7:30pm. Minors are allowed until 7pm. Drinks, including Redbridge gluten-free beer, will be sold separately.

We are very excited about this event and we're looking forward to seeing you Saturday!

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