With husband and son I find myself in the local eatery. We eat vegetarian at home, but here there is very little meatless on the menu. I order a satay. “Good choice ma’am,” says the waitress, taking notes. My husband orders carpaccio: “Also a very good choice,” she says. My son, much more consistent than his parents, orders the veggie burger. She repeats as she writes: “And a veggie burger.”
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A version of this article also appeared in the December 5, 2022 newspaper