An increasing number of restaurants are
offering menu items in support of gay rights and in particular
marriage equality.
According to Short Order, a food
blog hosted by alternative paper the Miami New Times, Eating
House's brunch menu includes Cap'n Crunch pancakes, $12.
The pancakes are made from ingredients
from food giant General Mills, which is being boycotted by gay
marriage foes for its opposition to Minnesota's upcoming referendum,
which if approved would ban such unions in the state.
“Cap'n Crunch pancakes from Eating
House … are a stack of liberal candied cereal cakes topped with
vanilla butter who are full-fledged supporters of same-sex marriage,”
Jen
Mangham wrote.
Several restaurants also added
offerings in protest to Chick-Fil-A's opposition to gay marriage.
Houston eatery Beaver's menu includes a
Chick on Chick Filet sandwich for $11, Gawker.com
reported.
“Two loving chicken breasts married
on toasty buns with a honey mustard witness and joined in celebration
with tolerant fries.”
A couple of Hamburger Mary's
restaurants began selling a No-Hate Chicken Sandwich.
“Mary's is adding her voice to the
increasing number of campaigns to counter Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy's
controversial public stance against marriage equality, by offering a
Southern-style chicken sandwich while advocating diversity,” said
Ashley Wright, co-owner of eateries in Chicago and Milwaukee.
The Boston
Herald reported that Dorchester, Massachusetts-based dbar
added a Chic-2B-gAy fried chicken entree to its menu, with all
proceeds going to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
(GLAAD).
The meal includes biscuits and mashed
potatoes and gravy for $19.