A Little History

From its very beginning, the sandwich has been the ultimate regular food. John Montague, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, invented this prototypical nosh not out of culinary genius but because he was a fanatical card player. Deep into a 24-hour card game and reluctant to leave the table for sustenance, he instructed a servant to bring him a slab of beef between two slices of toast, and the sandwich was born. More then three centuries later, this handheld meal remains the preferred feast for men, women, and children.