Okay, this post has absolutely nothing to do with insurance, but hey, it�s the weekend, so what the heck:
�Is a burrito a sandwich?
The Panera Bread Co. bakery-and-cafe chain says yes. But a judge said no, ruling against Panera in its bid to prevent a Mexican restaurant from moving into the same shopping mall�
"A sandwich is not commonly understood to include burritos, tacos and quesadillas, which are typically made with a single tortilla and stuffed with a choice filling of meat, rice, and beans," Locke wrote in a decision released last week.�
Apparently, the Panera at this particular mall has a clause in its lease that prohibits another �sandwich shop.� Their contention is that a burrito is a sandwich, meaning that Qdoba (the Mexican eatery at issue here) is outta luck.
I don�t know: the folks at Slashfood say �A sandwich is any kind of food that you can combine with another kind of food and/or condiment and eat it while holding it in your hand�sometimes (especially in these carb-counting times), a sandwich can be made without bread.�
On the other hand, �The first recorded sandwich was by the famous rabbi, Hillel the Elder, who lived during the 1st century B.C. He started the Passover custom of sandwiching a mixture of chopped nuts, apples, spices, and wine between two matzohs to eat with bitter herbs.� (At our family�s seder, we call this a �Hillel Big Boy") Since matzah is unleavened bread, this would seem to settle the question in favor of the ubiquitous bakery/caf�.
On the gripping hand, Sandwich is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 20,136 at the 2000 census.
I guess that doesn�t really help much.
I tend to side with the judge here; if a burrito is a sandwich, then so is a crepe, a blintz, and moo shoo. Just because a food can be held and eaten with one hand doesn�t mean it�s a sandwich (ice cream or otherwise).
Bon appetit!
�Is a burrito a sandwich?
The Panera Bread Co. bakery-and-cafe chain says yes. But a judge said no, ruling against Panera in its bid to prevent a Mexican restaurant from moving into the same shopping mall�
"A sandwich is not commonly understood to include burritos, tacos and quesadillas, which are typically made with a single tortilla and stuffed with a choice filling of meat, rice, and beans," Locke wrote in a decision released last week.�
Apparently, the Panera at this particular mall has a clause in its lease that prohibits another �sandwich shop.� Their contention is that a burrito is a sandwich, meaning that Qdoba (the Mexican eatery at issue here) is outta luck.
I don�t know: the folks at Slashfood say �A sandwich is any kind of food that you can combine with another kind of food and/or condiment and eat it while holding it in your hand�sometimes (especially in these carb-counting times), a sandwich can be made without bread.�
On the other hand, �The first recorded sandwich was by the famous rabbi, Hillel the Elder, who lived during the 1st century B.C. He started the Passover custom of sandwiching a mixture of chopped nuts, apples, spices, and wine between two matzohs to eat with bitter herbs.� (At our family�s seder, we call this a �Hillel Big Boy") Since matzah is unleavened bread, this would seem to settle the question in favor of the ubiquitous bakery/caf�.
On the gripping hand, Sandwich is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 20,136 at the 2000 census.
I guess that doesn�t really help much.
I tend to side with the judge here; if a burrito is a sandwich, then so is a crepe, a blintz, and moo shoo. Just because a food can be held and eaten with one hand doesn�t mean it�s a sandwich (ice cream or otherwise).
Bon appetit!
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