5 Napkin Burger NYC

5 Napkin Burger is another one of my favorite gluten-free-friendly restaurants in the city. I have found the staff to be very knowledgeable and understanding of gluten allergies. I have even had a server who was gluten-free himself! 5 Napkin offers gluten free buns, beers and fries! What more could you ask for?! They have a pretty big menu with a good variety. I recommend looking over the menu and selecting a few meals you are interested in then ask our sever if they can be prepared gluten-free. My favorite burger is the Avocado-Ranch (minus the ranch because it's not gluten free!) with a New Grist beer. 

Happy St. Patty's Day!

In honor of St. Patrick's Day I made chocolate-stout cupcakes with Bailey's Irish Cream icing. I used a recipe by Dave Lieberman which I found on FoodNetwork.com . I used one bottle of Guinness Extra Stout beer. The recipe does not instruct you to sift the dry ingredients, but I did anyway. I also let the dairy products warm up to room temperature. Make sure the stout is room temperature also. If you don't the cold beer will harden the butter when you add it to the mixture. Next time I attempt this recipe I may also let the beer go flat so the carbonation is not incorporated into the mixture. For the icing I used 3 cups of confectioners sugar and 5 tablespoons of Bailey's Irish Cream Liquor. For a finishing touch I used a vegetable peeler to add shavings of Hersey's chocolate to the cupcakes.