I'd agree with mentioning it -- any sane search committee will want to get it right (and if they don't and won't, that's useful information too). I'd phrase it something like "Can you let me know more about what the lunch and dinner plans are? I'd like to check on what their vegan options are." That way, you're stating your needs clearly, signaling that you're able to handle yourself without making a Thing* of it, and if they DID make reservations at Joe-Bob's House Of Giant Steaks, they have a chance to fix it before you get there.

Yes. Because once at a previous job we got a new coworker and we were like 'Yay, first day lunch...ooh, how about the new brazilian BBQ place?" Where they have the meat on sticks and the red/green do you want more signs. And new coworker was like "OK" and we went...and then she mentioned she was a vegetarian. We were like DUDE, we could've gone somewhere ELSE. So as long as you're not like 'OMG, we must go to Restaurant X", and sound like you're flexible, at least they'll know?

UGH, Consuela. I was really hoping that once the endless bullshit and uncertainty of that place were done, they'd actually be done, you know?

In better news, the firm I worked for last summer for a couple of months wants me basically full-time until the end of March.

Hey, that's awesome! Six weeks of work ain't bad.

"Can you let me know more about what the lunch and dinner plans are? I'd like to check on what their vegan options are."

This sounds good. Thanks.

amych's phrasing is the best. Proactive without coming across as needy.

I'm freezing in my little house. Maybe it's from watching luge in a house with crap insulation?

"Can you let me know more about what the lunch and dinner plans are? I'd like to check on what their vegan options are."

So much better! Good one, amych.

Luge is definitely chilling. I would switch to oh, say, beach volleyball.

I have houseguests coming in this weekend. He has celiac disease, but she's actually the harder to accommodate foodwise because she's picky. So in my head I was all, okay, Jalapeno's has gluten free stuff, but no, she doesn't like Mexican. The SO could cook Asian, but no, that takes soy sauce and that has gluten.

So I think we're down to: there's a local breakfast joint that has good french toast that I think she'd like and has gluten-free bread options, if we can get there early enough in the day. And then I can do bacon and eggs and almond pancakes one day. I need to check that recipe all the way through but I'm pretty sure it's gluten-free. Lunches I've seen her eat burgers so maybe we could do venison sliders. Oh, and maybe I could do a fresh mozzarella & tomato thing, a caprese salad. I could also just have the greens and fixings available for a regular salad and I could do some homemade Italian dressing.

So that leaves dinners. I usually feed guests fajitas (out), pastas (out), Asian foods (out), homemade bread (out). Maybe chili? I wonder if I have time to experiment with gluten free flour for a green chile cheesebread? Maybe tomorrow.

The SO could cook Asian, but no, that takes soy sauce and that has gluten.

You can use tamari, which is GF soy sauce. Or, really, it's soy sauce made with soy, no wheat. (Why *does* soy sauce have wheat???)

I wonder if I have time to experiment with gluten free flour for a green chile cheesebread?

Most all-purpose GF flour (like King Arthur, or really any brand -- Glutino, Gluten-Free Kitchen, etc.) is fine to sub for regular flour in most baking recipes that aren't supposed to end up as fluffy sandwich bread.

Could you do fajitas with corn tortillas?

The issue with fajitas is the mexicanish nature?

I don't want to do the dishes.