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The February 27, 2023 issue ofNew Yorkmagazine is onewhose coverI can still vividly recall.

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(When the old mental reflex to just stick some grapes in the freezer!

or just pick up some Halo Top!

I order appetizers and desserts.

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Sometimes when I talk about food, people around me laugh with surprise.

Subconsciously, I think, theyre not expecting it; theyre expecting restraint, apology.

I refuse to give it to them.

We do not have to eator not eatin the way they expect us to.

We dont have to be afraid just becausetheyare.

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