Gluten-Free Frisco; Private Social Celebrity; Oak Cliff 'Cues

UPTOWN -- Tiffany Derry will bring on fellow Top Cheftestant Kenny "The Beast" Gilbert for the opening of Private Social. Gilbert will help train the grill cooks. Derry told PegasusNews she'll be bringing on more Top Chef Season 7 friends in the future. [Pegasus News]

OAK CLIFF -- It's time again for the Blues, Bandits and BBQ festival in Oak Cliff, which will be at Lake Cliff Park this year. Registration is open for teams to cook up their best brisket, ribs, chicken, sausage and pulled pork on October 22nd. There's a $100 entry fee. [GoOakCliff]

FRISCO -- Gluten Free Medley is a new home-cooked (like, literally) baking business out of Frisco, started by a gluten-free couple taking advantage of the Texas Cottage Food Law which allows folks to sell food made in a home kitchen. [StarLocalNews via PegasusNews]

Tiffany Derry and Kenny Gilbert in the Private Social kitchen. [Photo: PrivateSocial/Facebook]