
The pandemic has rolled over into yet another calendar year, and it’s increasingly hard to fathom that the “19” in COVID-19 refers to a year that feels so very far away from now. But along with the years themselves, certain pre-pandemic practices now feel far away and, in some cases, woefully retrograde: handshakes at mixers, maskless optometry appointments, and a whole lot of rituals involving how we cook and share food. Let’s walk through some of the ways we (used to) eat that the pandemic has perhaps taken from us forever.