Episode 4: Friendship, Food, & Freedom from Gluten – Dan Hurlbut of Honest Weight & No Forkin’ Gluten

Episode 4: Friendship, Food, & Freedom from Gluten – Dan Hurlbut of Honest Weight & No Forkin’ GlutenIn episode four of The Hospitalitarian, host Tim Hardiman reunites with longtime friend and former kitchen coworker Dan Hurlbut, now food service manager at Honest Weight Food Co-op in Albany, where he leads a culinary department of about 55 people producing over $4 million annually in scratch-made prepared foods and bakery items. They discuss Dan’s path from early post-grad cooking jobs to co-op leadership, Honest Weight’s community-driven retail model, local and regional sourcing, bulk buying and container reuse, and growing consumer attention to food standards since COVID. Dan shares how a celiac diagnosis pushed him to reinvent his cooking and baking, launching No Forkin’ Gluten through sold-out gluten-free classes like pizza, dumplings, and pierogis, and partnering with Push Pin Tours to host an all-gluten-free Tuscany trip in 2027 with tastings, cooking classes, and a truffle hunt.