Fans of Parks and Recreation, Amy Poehler's comedy series on NBC, already know that the show provides hilarious proof of The Midwest As Dystopia. What some of us didn't realize until it became the topic of lunch conversation was that it also delves into food commentary. If you didn't see the episode, here's the YouTube clip, in which Ron Swanson and April Ludgate visit Grain 'n Simple and discover the joys (or not) of vegan bacon.

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