Pittsburgh's Gluuteny

[minniejack]

We traveled from Wheeling, WV to go to Gluuteny in Shadyside area of Pittsburgh. I thought on their website that the prices seemed steep. Well... $85 later...hey, I'm a cook not a baker.

We went home and opened up our bags. The $1.59 cookie? It was huge! I cut it into 4 pieces, so the hubby and kids could take in their lunches.

And the brownies? None of the mixes from the stores even come close. Yummy. And they were huge, too.

The pumpkin pie was a little pricy at $14.99, but its for Thanksgiving so I hope it's good.

The cupcakes were pretty good--a little pricey at $2.49--but hey I didn't have to make it did I?

My husband thought the iced sugar cookies were better than regular sugar cookies.

The bread is just all right--what I make from the Gluten Free pantry mix might be just a tad better IMHO.

My husband's birthday is in about 1 month and I can't wait to buy a cake for his birthday from this place!

[lizard00]

I hear they're looking to franchise...

An acquaintance of mine who also has celiac has a sister in that area. She's trying desparately to get me to open a franchise in our area. I am also not a baker, but it would be great if they start appearing elsewhere in the country.

[minniejack]

I hear they're looking to franchise...

An acquaintance of mine who also has celiac has a sister in that area. She's trying desparately to get me to open a franchise in our area. I am also not a baker, but it would be great if they start appearing elsewhere in the country.

I saw they were looking to franchise, too. Was wondering how difficult it would be to run a bakery if one does not bake?

Husband thinks we could make a go of it....might be worth investigating...

[suepooh4]

We traveled from Wheeling, WV to go to Gluuteny in Shadyside area of Pittsburgh. I thought on their website that the prices seemed steep. Well... $85 later...hey, I'm a cook not a baker.

We went home and opened up our bags. The $1.59 cookie? It was huge! I cut it into 4 pieces, so the hubby and kids could take in their lunches.

And the brownies? None of the mixes from the stores even come close. Yummy. And they were huge, too.

The pumpkin pie was a little pricy at $14.99, but its for Thanksgiving so I hope it's good.

The cupcakes were pretty good--a little pricey at $2.49--but hey I didn't have to make it did I?

My husband thought the iced sugar cookies were better than regular sugar cookies.

The bread is just all right--what I make from the Gluten Free pantry mix might be just a tad better IMHO.

My husband's birthday is in about 1 month and I can't wait to buy a cake for his birthday from this place!

Hi,

I see you are from Wheeling, WV my family and I live in St. Clairsville, Ohio. I have a lot of recipes, (that are EASY) for cakes, cookies, etc. Where do you buy your gluten free products from ? Do you go to whole foods in Pittsburgh ?

Take Care

Sue

[Fiddle-Faddle]

There is also a new natural-foods market that just opened up in the Strip District. They are trying to compete with Whole Paycheck I mean Whole Foods, and they are amazing--much BIGGER than whole foods, AND less $$. Their produce could use some expanding, but it's SO nice not to have to fight traffic to Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.

They said that they are working with someone to supply them with fresh gluten-free baked goods so that they can have an on-site gluten-free bakery. I wonder if they're working with Gluuteny? I had the impression that the baked goods would not be baked on-site, but delivered fresh (not frozen!) daily, kind of like what Breadworks does.

They're located at 23rd and Smallman, in the Cork Factory building, if anyone is interested.