Samosa Lady News

So, apparently, All Spices of India, which was the home of my dollar samosas, closed down because the owner of the building allegedly wanted the woman, whom I have dubbed the Samosa Lady, out of the building.  During a conversation I was having with my new friend Gary at Stardust, I was telling him about the dollar samosas at All Spices of India, and, wanting to know if she’s relocated elsewhere, he turns around and asks another Stardust patron who explained to us the story.

Apparently it is illegal to make food in your home and then bring it to your business to sell, and the owner of the building had made a call to the Department of Health, and so she was shut down.  Alas, there is no new location for samosa goodness–our source said that she’s going to be just doing private cooking lessons, and not opening up a new store location.

So, that is the story thus far with the Samosa Lady, formerly of All Spices of India on Bumby.  If anyone is keen on going in for a lesson or two on making Indian food, I’ll see if I can find out any contact information for that.

Lamenting the Loss of Dollar Samosas

It’s been at least a month or so since All Spices of India, a small Indian grocery store right off of Bumby, has been closed. The sign is gone, the familiar champagne-coloured Camry is no longer in the parking lot, and the promise of samosa deliciousness has vanished from the air.

During the short time I lived on Valencia Road in Colonialtown, I used to go to that store on nearly a weekly basis, buying eight or ten samosas at a time for a dollar apiece, which was a ridiculous bargain. Coworkers would give me cash to buy them samosas so they could have them for lunch the next day. The particular pop of the spice the proprietress used in making her potato-and-veg filling was unique among her in the area. It was glorious.

Now, the closest place to downtown for Indian food seems to be either Woodlands over on OBT near Oakridge, or (more likely) the Indian place over in Winter Park. Neither sell their samosas for a dollar, and I don’t recall either having quite the 1-2-spice-punch of All Spices’ pockets of goodness.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of the Samosa Lady, particularly if she has moved her shop elsewhere, the information would be most welcome. Oh Samosa Lady! Come back with your delicious wares!