SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Every morning the food trucks line up outside the Minnesota State Capitol to attract state employees during their daily lunch break.

Nancy Alayon owns Que Tal Street Eats and she normally sets up her food truck outside the capitol about three to four times a week.

“Mondays and Fridays are usually slower days,” Alayon says.

However, this Monday she is expecting a bigger crowd thanks to the new return to the office order going into effect.

“I did see new faces today,” Alayon says.

“We definitely have our regulars that stop by and we love to see that, but definitely new faces here today.”

One of those new faces in the crowd was Andrea Weber, a MnDOT employee who has spent the last five years working from home.

“For me, coming into the office was pretty rare. Every c

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