[Chicago] My visit to the conference hotel

[Carl Karsten]

>>     * Vegan options are still a bit up-in-the air.  It's fairly uncommon to
>>       get pastries made without eggs, for example.  We'll have to press
>> them a little to satisfy that option I think.
> 
> Strict vegan/halal/kosher folk probably expect to find/bring their own food in 
> general.  Given the tiny numbers of people asking for such meals (less than 
> 1%  total), I don't think it's unreasonable to encourage them to seek lunch 
> elsewhere - it's not like an airplane flight with no other options.
> 

bah.  we own the hotel.  If we tell anyone to do anything, it will be telling 
the hotel to get us some special food.

Carl K
(a carnivore, but sensitive to the desires of his fellow species)

Now only if there was a corn-free option.

(there is corn everywhere.  even a gin and tonic has high fructose corn syrup, 
unless you go for the rat poison based sweetener.)