That Farmville sandwich life though.
What is this “Farmville sandwich life?” The honed adage of being what we eat is evident in our culture. Our culture also defines what we eat. It’s a tug-of-war of meaning. What we do as a college town defines local favorites, and in turn what local businesses offer on their menus.
This week, instead of serving up another food review, let’s end this semester, and this writer’s final food column in this esteemed publication, on a reflection of how Lancers and Farmvilleans eat.
Let’s begin with the obvious. Every food item heretofore reviewed has been sandwiches. They are the most prominent menu item in every restaurant. Be it a classic Chik-fil-a sandwich, a cafe panini, an Aramark on-the-run food truck chicken salad sandwich or a Hindenburg at Macados and other sit-down diners, sandwiches are the norm here.
Yes, sandwiches are more cost-effective and, more importantly, conducive to efficient, expedient customer experience. College students, townsfolks and furniture shoppers, or even visiting parents and family, prefer our watering holes to be gathering places.
A fork and knife affair is reserved for truly special occasions like a graduation celebration, church brunch, engagement parties, an important date with lovers and clients, etc. The mighty sandwich is a versatile medium for everyday conversations, for live music, for respites from our busy lives.
This is just to say, the sandwiches can be hot or cold. Farmville and campus dining alike are not lacking in culture or diversity just because of the sandwich life. If anything, the charm of our life as college students and Farmville residents is reflected in this sandwich life.
Every bite of the right amount of melty meat and cheese or vegan sandwich patties is a miracle. If this writer can impart any meaning in this column project now, it is to highly recommend the priceless experience of savoring every bite when the reader goes out next time, and to not take another sandwich for granted.