Finding Gluten-Free food at the fair

I was headed for a day at the Texas State Fair when my boyfriend asked, "what can you eat there?"  What, indeed, in the land of chicken-fried-bacon could I possibly find to eat?  At lunch time, we went to the food court and I was trapped in a sea of gluten.  However, I went from booth to booth picking foods I thought likely to be Gluten Free and asking if they were.  I struck out several times, but landed in Gluten-Free paradise at a stand selling caribbean-style food.  I have to say, my tasty bowl of black beans and rice accompanied by scrumptious baked plantains looked a lot better than my boyfriend's turkey leg.  

Some commonly* Gluten-Free festival foods are:

• caramel apples
  
• cotton candy
  
• kettle corn
  
• pop corn
  
• grilled sweet corn
  
• ice cream in a bowl
  
• ribbon fries (Where they take a whole potato, slice it real thin and fry it.  Make sure they don't fry the funnel cakes in the same oil!)
  
• taffy
  
• peanut brittle

*Always double check.  You never know where some modified food starch or a dusting of flour might creep in.

Olive Garden - Italian Gluten-Free food?

Believe it or not, I was able to eat a Gluten-Free, fairly healthy dinner at Olive Garden last night in Burleson including dessert!  I threw myself on the mercy of the chef and he suggested several dishes I could have.  I ended up with the salad with house dressing, apricot chicken, grilled veggies and chocolate ice cream.  

The wait staff was very patient and I didn't get sick at all.

It's not haute cuisine, but it definitely expands my options.