M. zeroes in on even more shortcomings: His report mentions that bathroom windows compromise privacy, bistro servers left us to refill our own water glasses, the veal tongue on his lunch plate was unseasoned and very chewy, and the cheese trolley lacked a cover.

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McKinley and Diamond, two old Montauk surfing pals, arrived at the idea for Plate Lunch after driving out to volunteer the weekend after Sandy.

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Plate Lunch will give food away for free until the summer, when the truck will become a key player in a plan to teach Rockaway kids business and nutrition skills.

WSJ: Rockaway Plate Lunch Truck's Post-Hurricane Sandy Mission | The Cause

If you want to stay as slim as Mr. Valentino Garavani simply eat one bite of each thing on your plate for lunch and leave it at that.

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On the kitchen table his lunch awaited him, a plate covered with an inverted plate to keep warm: chicken, mashed potatoes, cooked carrots, and green beans.

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