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I’m sick of restaurants only offering vegan menu options instead of vegetarian meals

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Let me start by saying this: I have nothing against vegans. Some of my best friends are vegan. (Well, maybe not best friends. Second-tier, certainly.)

I wish them well in all their endeavours. Above all, I wish them to be well-catered for when they go out for dinner. But here’s the thing: I am not vegan. And I also want to be well-catered for when I go out for dinner. Is that really too much to ask?

The growing trend of offering just one -free option that caters and vegans alike – has not only provoked a profound resentment within me, but sparked a lively and heated debate on social media. Restaurant critic and sometime judge about the phenomenon, saying: “Just had an email from a reader who is a . Complaining about too much vegan food on menus. And asking for my sympathy and support. I intend to think very seriously about this issue.”

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