Name: Rolls on Rolls
Address: Around town, Washington, DC
Today was Occupy DC's day to shine: the Corporate Personhood Solutions working group held its much anticipated conference about how citizen movements can make getting money out of politics the issue in elections. I'd been involved in organizing the conference, and was excited for each new confirmed speaker, each new RSVP, and each logistical triumph. Yet nothing (I repeat, nothing) could beat the lunch plan: Indian food by Rolls on Rolls. Forget constitutional amendments, forget small-contribution campaigns, and forget citizens. Just give me a crispy samosa, an explosion of flavors, and, of course, a reason to blog.
From an organizational standpoint, food trucks are a great way to feed conference-goers. The truck pulls up, people eat, the truck moves on, people go back inside. Let's pretend that this is what happened, and focus on the food.
Ties on a weekend and a day of politics--you're in DC!
I tasted two types of samosas - one was flatter and doughier, and reminded me of a borekas, and was, frankly, disappointing (even--especially?-- after a week of dough-less Passover food!) The other was the typical tetrahedron with crispy, thinner dough, which I enjoyed more. The chutneys were quite spicy, the darker one tasted like cilantro-tamarind.
Chutney and lassi are made of natural foods, but are not natural people and thus (should) lack constitutional rights. But they can probably give to a Super-PAC.
From there, the meal went downhill. I essentially ate over-spiced defrosted veggies (peas, corn, and carrots, spruced with an occasional green bean), topped with cabbage and tucked into flat-bread masquerading as naan. Had I checked the menu, I would have learned that there are three vegetarian sandwiches, but only one known as "veggie." My meal was what they called "mixed veg," while the others are Paneer (described as Indian Mozzarella cheese) and Chana Masala. Indeed, there was one cube of paneer in my sandwich, and it was probably the highlight. The mango lassi had a burnt taste, very strange.
Find the frozen veggies.
My conclusion: The conference was the bride, and lunch was the bridesmaids. The mediocre meal just made the rest of the conference seem that much more awesome. Good job team!
