I was having dinner (or as us SW Iowa folks would say, "supper") at The Red Avocado last night (delicious, by the way), and speaking with Chef Dave Burt about what to order. I was sitting with my significant other, and we were trying to decide who would order the linguini special and who would order the tempeh with rice, butternut squash, and kale.
Because, you know, we couldn't order the same thing.
Which, Dave was quick to point out, is "such an Iowa thing".
True? False? A matter of personal preference? Readers, do you decline to order the same thing as your dinner date? Is this yet another strange Iowa phenomenon?