“In my early days a vegetarian was looked upon as a poor misguided crank
who was expected to apologise for his ‘queer’ ways. Now, it is the
meat-eater who apologises for his ways. In London there were no
vegetarian dining places until Dr. Nichols, in 1879, opened the ‘Alpha’
Restaurant, in Oxford Street. Now, there are many, and most of the
others have a vegetarian section.” - Ernest Bell
