New Haven

Local” Lunch At IKEA

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Lunch is self-served.

After a single bite, I realized I had ordered the wrong entree at IKEA. The​“veggie balls” were a blank slate: a mush of chickpeas, carrots, peppers, and other veggies I usually enjoy, mashed and blended until they amounted to something almost as thoroughly bland as the cauliflower rice I got on the side.


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