Architect's Inn
Newport, RI
401.845.2547
Dear Kim and Kelly,
Had to share this latest travel experience
with you as it was sheer gluten-free bliss. Just spent three days at the
Architect's Inn Bed & Breakfast in Newport, RI and aside from being
owned and operated by two of the nicest, most hospitable guys around—Brian
and Nick, and exquisitely decorated with Victorian antiques, I was served
a fabulous gluten-free breakfast! And we're not talking just toasted "Foods
by George" English muffins, oh no—try baked apples, cored and filled
with dried sweetened cranberries and drizzled with maple syrup, followed
by feather-light gluten-free pumpkin pancakes dusted with confectioner’s
sugar and topped with apple syrup (seriously, I almost cried), with a side
of turkey bacon; next morning: pear parfait—pear chunks topped with Greek
yogurt and honey, followed by Breakfast Risotto: risotto tossed with scrambled
eggs and sautéed sugar snap peas with a side of turkey bacon (I polygamously
asked Brian to marry me within earshot of my current husband). 
It was heaven and if that wasn’t enough,
would you believe they left a plate of freshly baked gluten-free chocolate
chip cookies in my room at turn-down?! They also recommended an excellent
allergy-sensitive restaurant in town, Tucker's Bistro, that accommodated
me with a special appetizer (on New Year's Eve, no less)—and I've almost
run out of adjectives here—velvety rich, perfectly seasoned butternut
squash soup (all stocks are gluten-free). They also made adjustments to
my other menu selections as needed, to make them gluten-free. They do vegetarian,
with advance notice. And don't let me get started on the gluten-free chocolate
toffee crème brulee.
When I made my reservation and requested the GF breakfast,
I found out that Nick was misdiagnosed with celiac and had spent a year
on the gluten-free diet (and later learned that Brian trained as a nurse)
so I felt totally safe in their care.
Brian and Nick are absolutely terrific
guys and deserve recognition for offering all celiac chicks (and dudes)
a glorious and "normal" B&B experience.
http://www.architectsinn.com/;
http://www.tuckersbistro.com/.
Many thanks and warm wishes for a happy
and healthy New Year. Keep up the wonderful work.
Maria
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Thank you for sharing this, Maria!
