SANDWICH – Sandwich will be featured on a Saturday, April 30, episode of "Hungrytown, USA" on the Travel Channel.
The episode, "The American Townwich," will air at 11:30 a.m. on the Travel Channel, channel 1254 on AT&T U-Verse, channel 277 on DirecTV, channel 196 on Dish Network and channel 670 on Verizon FiOs. The show also can be watched live at watch.travelchannel.com/live.html.
"Hungrytown, USA" visits towns across America, explaining the history behind the names of towns with food-related names. The show is narrated by Fred Willard, best known for his roles in "Best in Show," the "Anchorman" films and "This is Spinal Tap."
Sandwich will be featured with two other towns, Mayo, Florida, and Turkey, Texas.
"We're very excited about having an opportunity to advertise the town and our community," Sandwich Mayor Rick Olson said. "It's fun and a great marketing and tourism opportunity for the city."
This is not the first time that Sandwich's name has brought the city national attention. In 1999, five people dressed like Colonel Sanders parachuted into the Sandwich airport to promote a new KFC chicken sandwich. In 1996, Campbell's Soup celebrated "Soup and Sandwich Day" with a parade. In 2014, Dairy Queen wanted to change the city's name to "Wrap" for a day to promote the fast food chain's chicken wrap 5 Buck Lunch.
"With Plano to the east, we get a lot of laughs and jokes about the name, like maybe we should have a plot of land between the towns called "Ham," so that it would be "Plano Ham Sandwich," Olson said. "Our city's name leaves an impression, though. When you introduce yourself, people might not remember that you're from Palos Heights or Downers Grove. They won't forget that you're from Sandwich."
Source: Travel Channel show gets a taste of Sandwich
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