He may specialize in Mexican fare, but award-winning chef and restaurateur Rick Bayless also knows how to cook gluten-free. Bayless, who won the first season of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, has prepared gluten-free meals for his daughter since she started the specialized diet at an early age. According to the chef, there are plenty of culinary options even when gluten’s off the table.

“You find out what cuisine embraces [the gluten-free diet],” Bayless told Babble.com. “Asian cooking uses no dairy or wheat. The human being can survive on many different diets.”