The Sandwich
The AmieSandwich
Serve Warm

Few people realize this, but Tony was an originator of the infamous AmieSandwich.

I'm not sure how it happened, really. There I was one day hugging Tony when suddenly someone bellows,

"AMIESANDWICH!!!!!!!"

...and the next thing I know, I'm being squished flat between Tony and someone else.

A few days later, it happened again. And again. I began to notice that it occurred with alarming frequency in the presence of Tony. Just when I thought it was safe, suddenly - BAM! Flattened again. There was no limit to the madness. Three and four people would jump in. It was like having a group hug in a mosh-pit of generics.

The Amiesandwich by Tony's Catering: appropriate for all your occasions.

The truly remarkable thing about the AmieSandwich, they discovered, was that it was convenient anywhere. From ultra-casual beach outings to Melissa Childers's wedding, nowhere was off-limits. From my perspective, hugging Tony was fast becoming a military action. It also became apparent that Tony was the culprit shouting out "AMIESANDWICH!" at any given opportunity.

Well, time went by and we did some scattering after graduation. Most of the gang has stayed in the DC area, but I moved to the West Coast and have had to rely on e-mail and phone calls to stay in touch. There haven't been any AmieSandwiches for a while now - I guess they're just not in vogue out here in the land of silicon millionaires and entrepreneurial hippies.

I must say, I miss 'em.

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