Holly Jolly Sandwich

Happy Holidays, Club:Sandwich! As with all giant media corporations (i.e. NBA, NFL), Club:Sandwich also delivers special programming on Christmas Day. Plus we got a bunch of great submissions to the Million Sandwich Database, and we felt it was our duty to get them posted for your viewing pleasure. Feel free to duck out of family obligations at any time to look 'em over. 

As you’re finding leftover fishes to stuff between loaves or jelly donuts to shove between latkes, don’t forget to snap a photo of your holiday miracle and share it with the rest of us through the form. January is obviously a bit drab, so we’re counting on your sandwiches to brighten things up. 

Shiny Happy Sandwich People

A couple of weeks ago we shared a sandwich identification framework called the Cube Rule, with a promise to follow up on how we think of different sandwich personalities. 

Conversations at Club:Sandwich HQ -- AKA The Club House -- often turn to whether something qualifies as a sandwich. A cheesesteak? Clearly. A hamburger? We'd argue hamburger is just as much of a sandwich as a square is a rectangle. A hot dog? Now, it's starting to get murky.

When we talk to others about this, they usually stare at us blankly and ask, "Are you ok?"

But when we talk to Club Members, you typically respond with equally strong opinions and iron clad logic (🙄) on what constitutes a sandwich, or what disqualifies something.

Through these debates, we’ve found there are a few sandwich personas to describe most people. We have our own takes -- which are obviously the right ones -- but we also want to allow each member to express their individuality. After all, each one of us is a special, snowflake-shaped Uncrustable™. 

• Classical: A sandwich is between the slices. 🥪

• Realist: Stick to the recipe in its purest form. A chicken cheesesteak might technically be a sandwich, but it’s not a cheesesteak. 💯

• Contemporary: Burgers, bagels, & pitas welcome. 🥯

• Modernist: I can and will defend hot dogs, open-faced, & ice cream sandwiches. 🌭

• Impressionist: A burrito is not a sandwich, but a wrap is for some reason. 🌯

• Surrealist: Anything wrapped in a starch qualifies. A pop tart is a sandwich. 🤷

Which persona best describes you? Or maybe it's one we haven't thought of yet. Tell us the next time you submit a sandwich to the MSD. Or if you aren't logging a sandwich you can still share your sandwich persona, using this simple new form.

We’ll share the results of what we hear from you all soon. 

The Week In Review

Thanks to your gorgeous-looking morning routines, the breakfast sandwich roundup was our first Instagram post to hit 100 likes. How d’you like them sandwiches?

Now, let's get into the holiday spirit with a heartwarming sandwich tale sent to us by a club member this week. 

“As I walked into a friend’s White Elephant party in NYC, there on the counter was the ultimate gift - stacks of salty goodness: Muffulettas. Shipped from Central Grocery in New Orleans by Goldbelly (for when you have the gold and want to spend it on the belly).”

Safe to say there were only winners at this White Elephant.

Have a lovely holiday. See you next year!

Wanna join the club?!?!

Club:Sandwich is the world’s first ever members-only club for sandwich lovers (as far as you know). Together we discover, order, make, eat, and discuss sandwiches while building the largest, most comprehensive database of sandwiches ever. Grab or make a sandwich and then share it with us by adding it to the Million Sandwich Database. Uploading sandwiches will earn you points that have no value and cannot be used in any way.