For the more than two years, DC has been home to one of the three Karma Kitchens nation wide. The organization founded a revolutionary dining concept based in the idea of paying a good dead forward. Patrons are seated to a fix prix lunch where there are no checks, no bills, no prices on the menu. Instead the diner is asked to pay their meal forward, whether it be paying what you can for the meal of the person after you, volunteering, or donations to charitable organizations. This last Sunday, a small envelope with a donation inside was left after a meal: To Japan.
For more than two years, Sunday lunch service at Dalchinni’s in Dupont Circle has been an experiment on generosity. Nearly one hundred individuals a week are served traditional Indian foods such as palak paneer, chickpeacurry with basmati rice, naan, dal, raita, and mango lassies. Guests are waited on by volunteers, giving their free time to a worthy cause. This last Sunday Karma Kitchen closed for a hiatus, in need of a new host restaurant.
