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    No meat, no fish, but lots of flesh

    The New York Times goes to La Zucca Magica in Nice, and discovers that vegetarianism is far from synonymous with asceticism:

    Zucca has few equals among well-known Western restaurants serving no meat or fish. Nor are there many that can so readily satisfy omnivores, because Zucca’s owners, Marco Folicaldi and Rossella Bolmida, believe in sizable portions, many of them, and extremely rich food. If you associate “vegetarian” with “meager,” this place will change your mind.

    The picture, with Marco shown left, proves that nobody dies of hunger there:

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