As food enthusiasts, were endlessly curious about what other people are eating. And after learning how peoples breakfast habits have changed since the pandemic, were moving on to lunch. Is the sad desk lunch a thing of the past?

For people who already worked from home, COVID meant cooking lunch for spouses and children who also were suddenly at home. Others took the opportunity to support local businesses during this time of uncertainty. And some people stopped having a regularly scheduled lunch hour altogether.

Below, people break down their pre-pandemic and post-pandemic lunch routines.

Marlynn Schotland , cookbook author, writer and photographer in Portland, Oregon