“The prevalence of the GVP (grilled vegetable plate) as the sole vegetarian option at many restaurants is offensive for a whole host of reasons. Besides being only marginally nutritious and woefully reliant on salt, GVPs are also limp, flavorless testaments to the lack of imagination of most chefs.”

American writer and director

Cord Jefferson is an American writer and director. After studying at the College of William & Mary, he began his career in journalism and later worked as an editor at Gawker until 2014. He wrote for a range of publications before moving into editing, and his work spans both writing and directing. His background in journalism places him in the world of editorial storytelling, where clarity and observation matter as much as style.