Chowhounds on Capitol Hill

[alkapal]

http://www.aolnews.com/house-money/ar...

""Congress' Food Tab: $604,000 for Bottled Water, $152 at Quiznos""

The story has some interesting statistics.

[DC in DC]

I'm a lobbyist and frequently arrange briefings in the Capitol building. Here's a weird fact about the catering company that has the contract for the Hill: if you ask for pitchers of tap water instead of bottled water (which I tried recently), the company charges you $100 for a "wait person" to - what? - pour the water. It's a complete boondoggle, and I suspect this may be part of the explanation for the figure above. And to be clear: this isn't the lawmakers...it's the crappy catering company.

[alkapal]

fair enough, but does one need a caterer for drinking tap water? aren't there pitchers one can buy and re-fill?

[LindaWhit]

It's a complete boondoggle,
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How ironic. In Washington, DC.

[alkapal]

yep, imagine that! ;-).

[celeryroot]

I wonder which union runs the catering company??? SEIU maybe????