Tag: sandwiches

01 JUL

The history behind your favorite sandwiches — including club, chow mein, and tuna salad

Anna_Pustynnikova/Shutterstock Everyone has a favorite sandwich and a particular way they prepare it — the type of bread, extras, and condiments are chosen to an exacting degree of specification.  Five food historians tell the stories behind a sandwich of their choosing, including the classic peanut butter and jelly and the chow mein sandwich of New […]

08 FEB

Gordon Ramsay will insult your sandwiches with Alexa’s help

If your life won’t be complete until you’ve gotten roasted by Gordon Ramsay like that dude in that Super Bowl ad, then Alexa can help make your dream come true. Ground Control, the same interactive audio company behind “Biden’s Briefing” that uses the former VP’s voice to read news, has released a new Alexa skill […]

03 NOV

American Airlines Business Class Meal to Auckland: Sandwiches and Sodas

AA Business Class Meal to Auckland: Sandwiches and Sodas Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]

13 JUL

Jersey Shore Cast Reunites After 5 Years for Intellectual Discourse, Sandwiches

Considering the I.Q. of an average Jersey Shore cast member barely rivals that of a chicken sandwich, it’s only fitting that the MTV reality show’s latest reunion went down at a Burger King. Nearly all of the usual suspects — Snooki, JWoww, Pauly D, The Situation, Sammi Sweethart, Vinny and Deena — appear in a […]

04 JUN

Theatre Reviews: La Strada, The Mikado and Sand In The Sandwiches

Sally Cookson’s adaptation of La Strada is not a full-scale musical in the manner of Lionel Bart’s version, which ran for one night in 1969 on Broadway. Benji Bower’s melodies establish atmosphere rather than crystallising emotion or advancing the plot.  Devoid of Fellini’s magical images the drama seems slight and, in its final stages, both […]

01 MAR

Why sales of McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish sandwiches could surge in next few weeks (MCD)

Flickr/Kevin O’Mara Lent started Wednesday and for McDonald’s, that could mean a 40-day surge in orders of its Filet-o-Fish sandwich. According to McDonald’s, a quarter of all its Filet-O-Fish sandwiches were sold during Lent last year, as non-meat-eating customers flocked to the chain to get their fast food fix.   Lent is a period of 40 days that begins on Ash […]