The Lodge at Hide A Way Hills

I have a link for you http://www.2wired2tired.com/dine-stay-in-hocking-hills. Here you can see pictures of  the our restaurant...The Lodge at Hide A Way Hills and some nice photos of a few of the menu items. Thank you 2wired2tired.com.

New Menu at Hide A-way Hills Lodge

I had been the new Chef at Hide A-way Hills Lodge for only 43 days and my new menu was released. 


I have introduced two new chicken dishes and two seafood dinners as well as a delicious smoked pork chop entree.I continue to have great success here at the Lodge. I run a prime rib special three days a week and offer daily specials. We are soon to have all homemade desserts.


We are open Tuesday through Saturday opening at 5pm. We also have banquet facilities. 


I recently provided a guest with a specially prepared gluten free seafood pasta entree. She was delighted to have such care taken to give a special dinner.


I look forward to serving your favorite meals here at The Lodge at Hide A-way Hills!

One Month In My New Job

I am Hide a-way Hills Resort Lodge, located in Hocking and Fairfield counties. I love my new job and the members are awesome. They really appreciate the new cuisines which I have prepared. They have a real appreciation of fine food. I believe my approval rating is 99%.

If you are not a member of the resort you can still eat at the restaurant, you have to call and make a reservation. We are a dinner restaurant, open Tuesday through Saturday at 5pm. We are also available for private functions and have our own microbrewery on site.

I still prepare the salt-free diet, gluten-free and vegan cuisine.

I hope to see you there soon.

Recipe for Success

Here's a little something that was published about me and my friend Jill back in Culinary School

http://www.bandmonline.com/recipe-for-success-1.1716712

this is from the Black & Magenta,Muskingum University's paper.

New Chef at Hide-a-way Hills Lodge

I am certain there is bound to be a new Gluten free offering at the Hide-a-way Hills Lodge in the near future. I was named Chef Supervisor today and will begin my new assignment Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Please call and make a reservation and ask to speak with me. I can prepare sterile, gluten free meals for anyone with CD, I just need some advance notice. If you are not a member of the club, you must make a reservation. We are open Tuesday-Thursday 5pm-9pm, and Friday-Saturday 5pm-10pm. Let our staff treat you with a fine dining experience you'll want to return for. We also have our own microbrewery, but do not produce the gluten free product. 

30% of Americans have a gluten allergy

It's true, 30% of all Americans have a gluten allergy, and 30% of these Americans will never be diagnosed with any gluten allergy. They will continue to live their lives without the comfort in knowing they are not alone. There are many alternatives in the foods they try to eat to foods they will truly enjoy.

Do you know someone who just does not eat bread or shys away from group dinners? Ask them if they have ever thought of Celiac'disease.

My cookbook is coming along well. It is not finished because I keep finding more and more people who want to try something different, then want to include it into my cookbook.

Gluten free menu

I have found a top of the line restaurant experience for you all to try, with your families, of course. Please visit the Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern. They have a large Gluten free menu. Give it a try!!! They have locations in the Columbus area, Dayton, Solon, and in Indiana and Michigan.

Thanks for your support!!!

Hello Bloggers.

I have had the most eventful day in a while. Seven interviews lined up from tomorrow until next Wednesday. I am stoked! My talent and skills for culinary delights will be used sooner than I thought, so many possibilities.

CAUTION

My dear gluten free diners who I have fed in the past at Shawnee Lodge. I will no longer be there to assure that it will be prepared in the safe and sterile manner that it was when I was there. I apologize for your inconvenience I will let you know where I will be when I know. Haha.

Too big for Shawnee

Hello all my gluten free friends. I will miss the delight I brought you as the Executive Chef at Shawnee State Park Lodge. I will be leaving Sunday August 15th for employment unknown. I hope to secure a position within reach of all of you. I will continue to post my journey through food in the gluten free world. I will release my new book hopefully next spring. When you comment to my blog I will Keep your names so that I can send you a signed copy for your family. I love you all and the visions of wonderous cooking I have yet discovered for you. Until next post. Chef Tom

Gluten free from Indiana

I met a lovely family from Indiana who were surprised I was able to cook gluten free for their young son. His name was Isaac. The first day he had cheddar and penne. The next it was a grilled cheese. His parents were thrilled that he didn't have to eat from a cooler all week and was able to sit down at dinner, in a restaurant with the family. Thank you for coming to visit the Shawnee State Park Lodge.

breakfast foods

I have noticed in recent months a plethora a new products on the market for the gluten free diet; frozen breakfast sandwiches, cereals, and other snack foods as well.

Dairy department at Kroger

I guess I'm a talker. I began discussing the need for Gluten-free yeast to an employee at Kroger Portsmouth. he stated his wife had Celiac disease and they had not eaten out for years. Now they have!!!

Come to Shawnee State Park Lodge and Convention Center, in southern Ohio. Ask for the Chef. Chef Thomas Hemmer. I can create foods and meals for you to enjoy your stay while at the park. Gluten-free, sugar-free, vegan, lacto-vegetarian, ova-vegetarian, lacto-ova vegetarian, vegetarian, all can and will be done me, a professional chef. Meals tailored to your needs...so come and enjoy our facilities, let me worry about the food.

Thank you McIntire Family

Before Joni & Friends (refer to later posts) arrived in late June and man called me and asked if I would be able to make anything Gluten-free? His name is Vernon McIntire. He chooses to eat primarily gluten-free for his family. I did not find this to be a challenge.

The challenge was finding the guten free products in this area. I was able to purchase very few at my local Portsmouth Kroger. Thank you Kroger for stepping up to the needs of your customers. Recently Kroger has introduced gluten-free labeling, and a long list of products in the Organic section and other sections of the store with the "NO WHEAT" symbol.

Gluten free at Shawnee

I have undergone a transformation in the Art (and it is an Art) of "gluten free" cooking!!!

When I first was entered into Culinary school, I was given an assignment to research and write an essay on a food related illness. I chose Celiac disease. It is the body's intolerance or allegy of wheat based food products. Well, wheat is only one of the main ingredients. Others are modified food starches and other man-made additives which enhance or tranform the flavors and textures of foods.