 Where do Eric and Nada's meals come from?
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 Their meals are ordered on a device that sends messages to the apartment building kitchens.
 Their meals are synthesized using light rays to reproduce a picture of food onto a plate.  Their meals are delivered by a dumbwaiter.  They have a food replicator in their apartment.  Their meals are ordered on a device that sends messages to the apartment building kitchens.