WASHINGTON – Want a gourmet meal? Well, you might want to go
to the local gas station to satisfy your craving, reports The Washington Post.
In a front-page
article, the newspaper examined some of the great food available at area
gas stations.
“If you just walk
a few feet from the pump to the store, you might discover one of the best
eating experiences of your life,” noted Al Hebert, otherwise known as the Gas
Station Gourmet and a regular contributor to NACS Magazine.
“We think food is
the future of gas stations. People now know they can get a great meal from a
truck, and it has expanded the horizons where people no longer expect a good
meal can only be found at a place with a tablecloth,” added NACS spokesman Jeff
Lenard.
“It’s not the location; it’s the food. If you serve
good food, people will find you no matter where you are,” said Chef Rodrigo
Albarran, who operates R&R Taqueria at a Shell station in Maryland.
R&R Taqueria is one of four Washington, D.C.-area gas
stations featured in this year’s NACS“Ideas 2 Go” video program, which will debut
at the NACS Show on Oct. 14. Registration for the NACS Show, which takes place
Oct 12-15 in Atlanta, is available online.