On April 23rd, 2014 we shared a post on our Facebook page entitled “Gluten Rant From A Waitress“. The post was described by Joel Balsam at APT 613 as harsh and inflammatory. You know what? He’s right. It was. We posted the link to the FB page and proceeded to get a series of comments from people who were upset about it. We sincerely apologize. We make bagels most of the time, and we should have prefaced that share with a small note at the very least indicating our position on the matter a little more sensitively. We understand why some people were offended by it. The original piece was written sarcastically, comedically, and humorously from the perspective of someone working in the food service industry. The spirit of the post is something we were interested in creating dialogue about.
We think “gluten free” is more of a diet than medical requirement for the vast majority and we think people should be more informed about it. Read more