"meat in the room" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2015 May 4, Matt Prigge, “TV Recap: 'Mad Men,' Season 7, Episode 12: Peggy and Roger get drunk”, in Metro:",
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          "text": "N is a vegetarian who doesn’t like aubergines, from which I think you can conclude he only became veggie because he’s not a huge fan of food. He’s only there for company, just meat in the room (ironically).",
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