âHoney, you are 300 sandwiches away from an engagement ring.â When New York Post writer Stephanie Smith made a turkey and Swiss on white bread for her boyfriend, Eric (aka E), he took one bite and uttered those now-famous words. While her beauâs declaration initially seemed unusual, even antiquated, Stephanie accepted the challenge and got to work. Little did she know she was about to cook up the sexiest and most controversial love story of her generation.
300 Sandwiches is the story of Stephanie and Eâs epic journey of bread and betrothal, with a whole loaf of recipes to boot. For Stephanie, a novice in the kitchen, making a sandwichâor even 300âfor E wasnât just about getting a ring; it was her way of saying âI love youâ while gaining confidence as a chef. It was about how many breakfast sandwiches they could eat together on future Sunday mornings, how many sâmores might follow family snowboarding trips, how many silly fights would end in makeup sandwiches. Suddenly, she saw a lifetime of happiness between those two slices of bread.
Not everyone agreed. The media dubbed E âthe Internetâs Worst Boyfriendâ; bloggers attacked the loving couple for setting back the cause of womenâs rights; opinions about their romance echoed from as far away as Japan. Soon, Stephanie found her cooking and her relationship under the harsh glare of the spotlight.
From culinary twists on peanut butter and jelly to âNot Your Motherâs Roast Beefâ spicy French Dip to Chicken and Waffle BLTs, Stephanie shares the creationsâincluding wraps, burritos, paninis, and burgersâthat ultimately sated Eâs palate and won his heart. Part recipe book, part girl-meets-boy memoir, 300 Sandwiches teaches us that true love always wins outâone delicious bite at a time.
âHoney, you are 300 sandwiches away from an engagement ring.â When New York Post writer Stephanie Smith made a turkey and Swiss on white bread for her boyfriend, Eric (aka E), he took one bite and uttered those now-famous words. While her beauâs declaration initially seemed unusual, even antiquated, Stephanie accepted the challenge and got to work. Little did she know she was about to cook up the sexiest and most controversial love story of her generation.
300 Sandwiches is the story of Stephanie and Eâs epic journey of bread and betrothal, with a whole loaf of recipes to boot. For Stephanie, a novice in the kitchen, making a sandwichâor even 300âfor E wasnât just about getting a ring; it was her way of saying âI love youâ while gaining confidence as a chef. It was about how many breakfast sandwiches they could eat together on future Sunday mornings, how many sâmores might follow family snowboarding trips, how many silly fights would end in makeup sandwiches. Suddenly, she saw a lifetime of happiness between those two slices of bread.
Not everyone agreed. The media dubbed E âthe Internetâs Worst Boyfriendâ; bloggers attacked the loving couple for setting back the cause of womenâs rights; opinions about their romance echoed from as far away as Japan. Soon, Stephanie found her cooking and her relationship under the harsh glare of the spotlight.
From culinary twists on peanut butter and jelly to âNot Your Motherâs Roast Beefâ spicy French Dip to Chicken and Waffle BLTs, Stephanie shares the creationsâincluding wraps, burritos, paninis, and burgersâthat ultimately sated Eâs palate and won his heart. Part recipe book, part girl-meets-boy memoir, 300 Sandwiches teaches us that true love always wins outâone delicious bite at a time.