Washington Stalls the Food-Truck Lobby
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May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Washington has recently become anunlikely hotbed of culinary innovation, with entrepreneursflocking to this historically stodgy meat-and-two-veg city forthe chance to feed dulce de leche cupcakes and kimchi tacos tothe masses. Office drones rejoice at the expanded lunch options,but restaurants are less happy.
So, unsurprisingly, they have turned to the government.In the epic war between upstart little guys and the alliance ofbig business and government, Capitol Hill isn’t the onlybattleground. Skirmishes break out everywhere, including theshabby-genteel halls of the District Building.