My coworker Milagra called me a mover and a shaker. After hearing the conclusion to my sandwich mystery, you will know why. And you will agree. Shortly after my first sandwich posting I did more research. After all, my official job title is Research Assistant, so you'd think I'd be good at it. The information started to pour in. And it was kind of weird. I found out this mobile sandwich company is called Devour. Which lead me quickly to find their website/blog
DevourEugene. Then I came to learn that the guy who is in charge of this van business is named John-Patrick, who consequently is the partner of a gal I trained with for the Eugene Marathon back in '07. And they live a block away from me! Okay, so the Eugene/Springfield metro area is small, but it's still a coincidence. I decided to email JP and see what the chances were that he'd make a stop at my work one lunch hour. He promptly replied that he would love to, and how about Wednesday? (This is the part where you could call me a mover and shaker--go ahead, say it. I'll wait) Not only that, but for being a "Devour Informant" if I got at least 5 people to come out my lunch would be free. Woo-hoo. Free lunch. Brought to me. By a van. That's what I'm talking about! I rallied up my troops here at work and I was so excited as I could see the van pull up outside my window.
The weather was yucky/rainy, but ORIer's came out in packs. We swarmed the van. I did manage to make it out there first to introduce myself formally to JP and thank him for his special visit. So, how was it? It was worth the wait and anticipation. In fact, I was so excited to dig in that I forgot to take a picture of my sandwich! (to the right is a picture from their website) I was planning on ordering the roasted chicken with peppers and bacon spread, but he ran out of it. So, I settled for the sausage and basil with curry, feta, and avocado mayo. I "devour"ed it. I love that they cut it into small triangles. And everything is melty and perfectly combined. I also got the potato, rosemary, and blue cheese soup. Also tasty and had a bit of a kick to it. And so, this concludes the sandwich mystery. Which I'm happy to report has a happy ending: lunch brought to me, for free, and it was a big success for him as we cleaned him out. He even tweeted that he was "slammed" by ORI. Yay! He's also going to make my work a regular stop for him. A mover, a shaker, and supporter of a local sandwich guy. Case closed.
Me and the van at ORI. Thanks Devour!
My coworker Milagra called me a mover and a shaker. After hearing the conclusion to my sandwich mystery, you will know why. And you will agree. Shortly after my first sandwich posting I did more research. After all, my official job title is Research Assistant, so you'd think I'd be good at it. The information started to pour in. And it was kind of weird. I found out this mobile sandwich company is called Devour. Which lead me quickly to find their website/blog DevourEugene. Then I came to learn that the guy who is in charge of this van business is named John-Patrick, who consequently is the partner of a gal I trained with for the Eugene Marathon back in '07. And they live a block away from me! Okay, so the Eugene/Springfield metro area is small, but it's still a coincidence. I decided to email JP and see what the chances were that he'd make a stop at my work one lunch hour. He promptly replied that he would love to, and how about Wednesday? (This is the part where you could call me a mover and shaker--go ahead, say it. I'll wait) Not only that, but for being a "Devour Informant" if I got at least 5 people to come out my lunch would be free. Woo-hoo. Free lunch. Brought to me. By a van. That's what I'm talking about! I rallied up my troops here at work and I was so excited as I could see the van pull up outside my window. 
The weather was yucky/rainy, but ORIer's came out in packs. We swarmed the van. I did manage to make it out there first to introduce myself formally to JP and thank him for his special visit. So, how was it? It was worth the wait and anticipation. In fact, I was so excited to dig in that I forgot to take a picture of my sandwich! (to the right is a picture from their website) I was planning on ordering the roasted chicken with peppers and bacon spread, but he ran out of it. So, I settled for the sausage and basil with curry, feta, and avocado mayo. I "devour"ed it. I love that they cut it into small triangles. And everything is melty and perfectly combined. I also got the potato, rosemary, and blue cheese soup. Also tasty and had a bit of a kick to it. And so, this concludes the sandwich mystery. Which I'm happy to report has a happy ending: lunch brought to me, for free, and it was a big success for him as we cleaned him out. He even tweeted that he was "slammed" by ORI. Yay! He's also going to make my work a regular stop for him. A mover, a shaker, and supporter of a local sandwich guy. Case closed.
Me and the van at ORI. Thanks Devour!
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