I was in the UK recently and I saw a B&B sign in a small town that said "A Vegetarian Inn" and all I could think about it is... I'm sure that it's comforting to vegetarians to know, to me it just seems to be indicating that the owners aren't hospitable? Why, because the sign seemed to me to indicate that vegetarians are welcome, or you can "hide" and be one while there, but you can't be yourself.
I serve breakfast to vegetarians, I serve breakfast to Celiacs and I serve breakfast to vegans, doesn't mean that I have to be any of the three or suggest that you need to be, to stay here.
So, I would specifically market to the Coeliacs, but I wouldn't make a special note of it. I would mention that all baked items, etc are GF if that it what you desire. That being said, your wheat-eating guests don't really need to know, as long as you are a good GF baker that anything is really GF. Except of course that everything costs you more to make.
I don't think being Coeliac has anything to do with it at all. It's not relevant. Just as being left-handed isn't relevant. What is... hospitality. It's not like you are going to force anyone into the lifestyle. It's not like you plan on indoctrinating them into never eating wheat again in their lifetime. It's just part of your breakfast cooking. The same way that my origins are part of mine..
I get the hospitality part of it. I'm wondering if someone who is severely allergic to certain things (especially in the kitchen) can still open or buy a B&B and deal with the expectations that come with it.
I get that non-allergy people, like you and a whole lot of other innkeepers, can serve to allergy people. But I'm thinking the other way around. It's a valid concern. If wheat dust makes me sick, can I realistically think I can run a b&b without having to serve wheat. Or am I delusional. (which could be true, too
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I think you're right. A good thing about many food allergies is that you actually have to eat to have a problem.
Rather than focus on the NO part of breakfast, they might just say what is served for breakfast (or sample menus) -not even mentioning the diet - and let guests take it for what it is (we serve a healthy breakfast of fresh fruit, eggs, and your choice of sausage or homemade granola). The good thing there, is for breakfast you're in control.
Cats, dogs, pets no problem, it's not expected that you accept pets.
But how about something that you're not in control of- like perfume or lotions...I can't imagine it going over well, that you are a "scent free zone"-please do not, put on perfume...
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