Is it possible to retrieve a post and its metadata at the same time?

It’s not a single step, but it’s easy to write & handle in code: get_post_custom() gives you all attached meta data. But be aware: Everything comes as array, even when it´s a single value. So 

// Ever entry comes like this.
// Example single value for 'Hair color':
Array(
    [0] => Array(
        'Brown'
    )
)

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