Sammich day part 3: where do sammiches come from?
It appears that there’s some contention over where in Philadelphia the first sub sandwich (aka “hoagie”) was invented. Hogwash. It must have been invented in the North End of Boston. Or, erm, New York.
Where are the Seattle sammiches?
So what brought that on? I was driving back from the UPS depot after picking up a package (grumble grumble signature required grumble) and coming through the oxymoron that is downtown Redmond, when suddenly I realized I wanted a sammich. Not a sandwich, which could have been adequately provided by the cafeteria at work, but [...]
Sammiches I have loved
In no particular order, great sammiches of all time:
Turkey-breast pastrami with gouda and special sauce on fresh-baked whole wheat from Take It Away (Charlottesville, VA)
Grilled cheese (cheddar and havarti) on thick “Texas toast” style white bread from the late Corner Grill (Charlottesville, VA)
Toss up: either fresh roast beef with horseradish and cheddar or freshly roasted [...]
He began his midnight creep
While we were in the garden last Saturday, Lisa noted large holes dug in the back bed, larger than you might expect from a squirrel. “Maybe it’s a cat,” I offered.
“Looks too big to be a cat,” she said grimly.
I thought it was destined to stay a mystery, but Sunday night after dinner with [...]
