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Hospital Food: Then and Now

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The last time I was in hospital for long enough they had to feed me was... A LONG LONG TIME AGO... in a city so very very near. Decades. Now back then the notion of "hospital food" was paramount to "oh God, no! surely it wasn't that bad" kind of thing. I remember the insulated tray would come and be plopped off and underneath the cover lay the blandest, greyest, most wilted thing they called a meal. Ok, well, maybe I exaggerate, yeah, I exaggerate. Sorry, won't happen again. That being said it was the best they could do with the technology and training of their day (... errr my day.... oh dear). Feeding a building that would have at any time 1000-2000 people could not have easy. However! I am here today to let you know that “hospital food” has drastically changed and for the better! First of all, it is no longer called the “cafeteria,” or “Food Services” (capitalized for emphasis). Now, it is called “Room Service.” I’m gonna let that sit there for a sec... Y...