1. Sandwiches are yummy, especially good ones and ESPECIALLY those ones they put in the sandwich presses to make the cheese all melty. Apparently those melty sandwiches are called “Panini” which is just italian for “sandwich”. I wouldn't call them panini because I'm not italian and some people might not know what the hell I'm talking about.
   
2. I've lived in Ottawa almost my entire life and I still don't know where I can get a really good sandwich for a decent price. Someone should capitalize on that market.
   
3. Street food in this city sucks. Sure every so often I'm up for a sausage or some fries and I love shawarmas and falafels (not so much a street food but they're “alternative fast food” so I included them) but most of the time I want something that comes closer to a complete meal and is a tad healthier. Enter the mighty sandwich.
   
4. It's cheap! I could set one of these puppies up for maybe $20-$30K whereas opening a full restaurant would set me back more than ten times that amount and if it were successful I could expand into catering and even a full, permanent location.
   
5. It's the perfect compromise between what I want to do and what I can do, I'll have the money and the skills. Also it's mobile so it suits my transient lifestyle and could be relocated should business turn sour.
   
6. The public is getting more knowledgable about food and they're gonna want somewhere to try all these whacky ingredients they keep hearing about, cheap.
   

1. “gourmet” sandwiches might end up costing a whole lot to make, driving the price up.
   
2. I've heard that Ottawa and many other cities are trying to rid their streets of vendors and chip wagons, licensing may be a problem.
   
3. I'll bet working in a chip wagon in the heat of summer really really sucks.
   
4. Presumably the deep fryers in fry trucks are powered by those big propane tanks on the back. Sandwich presses must be powered by electricity right? Could you run these high-consumption appliances (along with a fridge) on a battery? Could you generate power from propane? Would a generator make a lot of noise?
   

Roasted Red Pepper Dip

• Get some red peppers (let's say 3) and roast them, this is the most over-explained thing in the world of food today, I'm not going to repeat it so go here and find out how if you don't already know. Also roast a head of garlic while you're at it.
  
• Put this stuff you've roasted in a food processor and process. While the thing's running add some olive oil to get it the consistency you want and add some balsamic vinegar or lemon juice for flavour and acidity, add some salt and pepper for seasoning and you're done! If you want dilute it a bit to make more dip just mix in a container of sour cream. Be sure to check the flavour after adding the sour cream though, you might need some sugar to cut the acidity.
  
• That's it! Get some pita or whatever and start dippin'!
  

This dip might go well with a sandwich as we used it at Juniper with our smoked mozzarella and arugula grilled cheese.