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Greetings of the Season!

I'd would greatly appreciate receiving  opinions on what some of you would do 
in the situation I'll describe below, but  first a little background.  

I heard about the Storytellers Cafe  (SC) at the Grand Californian Hotel 
(Disney) when it opened about 7 years  ago.  At the time I was working in the 
marketing department of a large food  manufacturer on the East Coast.  We received 
a Public Relations package on  the cafe.  The menu cover and all the info 
looked so appealing that I  thought I'd love to go there sometime.  We moved to 
the West Coast a few  years ago and have visited LA several times but never 
made the trip down to  Orange County.  Last year when we were in LA, I wanted to 
go to the cafe  but we did not have the time.

So last month, when we were in LA again, I  thought we must go this time even 
though it was an hour or more away from the  area in which we were staying.  

The day before, I decided to call a  relative whom we see from time to time 
and ask her if she would like to meet us  the next day for lunch at 
Storytellers. I mentioned to her that the cafe had a  gf menu or gf food available.

When we arrived, Julie was waiting for us  outside.  We were about 25 min. 
late and I apologized for keeping her  waiting.  Julie then informed us that she 
could not eat at the Storytellers  because of the smoke inside from the 
fireplace.  (She had gone into the  cafe while waiting.)  Julie has many chemical 
sensitivities which are  debilitating.  

My question, what would you do at this point?   You (that is me) had been 
looking forward to eating at the Storytellers for a  long time, but your friend 
or relative announces she cannot eat there.  (As  we talked, she acknowledged 
that Stortellers had a gf menu available for me -- I  had mentioned that to her 
the day before by phone.  Meanwhile, I realized  that other (Disney) 
restaurants in the area may also have gf menus, but did  mention that fact as I had 
been looking forward to eating at the SC.)
 
What would you do?  I'd very much appreciate your feedback!!  In  my summary, 
I will explain what transpired. 
 
Thanks!!
 
Rose
 



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