• We’re still perplexed by David Ansill’s move to Ladder 15, but don’t let it fool you, he’s pulled out all the stops for the new menu. Head over on March 16th at 8pm to celebrate these new items with free appetizers including Korean tacos and the OMFG Burger 15 that’s topped with short rib, mushrooms, caramelized onions, truffle jus and served with a side of bone marrow. [Phoodie.info]

• A new Philly food blog has gone live, dubbed a “gastronomical adventure between two friends.” They dive right in at Q.T. Vietnamese Sandwich to check out the new sardine banh mi. [i love pork buns]

• Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook have reopened Xochitl with dramatic renovations to the space and Lucio Palazzo as Executive Chef. Head over on Thursdays from 10pm-1am for half-off the entire menu including the Carrillada de Cerdo Tacos (braised pork cheek) and Milanese de Pollo Torta.

• Meal Ticket’s Felicia D. does it again, this time working the grill at Jim’s Steaks on South Street. There’s something about the clang of a metal spatula on a hot griddle… [Meal Ticket]

• Meal Ticket video maven (and Unbreaded foodie crush) Felicia D. visits Supper to take a look at Mitch Prensky’s DIY bacon wrapped hot dog kit, the perfect Super Bowl snack. [Meal Ticket]

• Favorite under $10 food blog Midtown Lunch has opened up shop in Philadelphia and bites into the po’ boys at Beck’s Cajun Cafe in the Reading Terminal Market. [Midtown Lunch - Philadelphia]

• We took a sneak peak at Noah Bernamoff’s Montreal-style Mile End deli in Brooklyn a few months ago, now GutterGourmet takes a look at the recently opened shop. A sandwich dubbed the “Ruth Wilensky” has been added to the menu, which features pastrami pressed on an onion roll. [Always Hungry]

• Bread Gloves, ’nuff said. If any of our readers are bakers, we expect you to hook us up with a pair of these! [Daily Fork]

Of all the meme blogs we’ve seen on the Internet, this one takes the cake, or is that sandwich? Have you ever wondered where you can find pictures of Tom Selleck, enjoying a cool dip in a waterfall, graced by a hovering sandwich? Over at the Selleck Waterfall Sandwich tumblog you can!

Who is the deranged (genius) person behind all of this? We’re upset there is no contact information to allow us to send in our own Selleck Waterfall Sandwich photos. If you have more information about how this blog came to be, or know the author, please let us know in the comments! Maybe you want to make your own Selleck Waterfall Sandwich photo and post a link to it? We’d be cool with that too.

Less than a year after renovating Old City’s Philadelphia Fish & Co. into Q BBQ & Tequila, owners Kevin and Janet Meeker are at it again. The restaurant will change its name to Q BBQ Burgers & Tequila and the menu will now offer over a dozen gourmet burgers, hot dogs, and the option to build your own.

Meal Ticket’s Drew Lazor has a closer look at the revamped menu as well as juicy burger photos by Felicia D.

Q BBQ & Tequila’s new burger menu in pictures [Meal Ticket]

• In a review of a D.C. area shop that serves Philly style sandwiches, the roast pork gets a shout out, and the props it deserves. [Washington Post via The Illadelph]

• A delicious combination of sweet and savory, how could you go wrong with smoked ham, turkey, and Swiss on French toast with berry jam for dipping? [Coconut & Lime]

• David Snyder finds Daniel Stern’s MidAtlantic lacking some focus and execution but the housemade beef neck, short rib, and brisket hot dogs boast “brilliant flavor and texture.” [Philadelphia Citypaper]

• Rick Nichols paid a visit to Michael Schulson’s Sampan, and can’t stop talking about the 24-hour marinated pork belly banh mi. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Before we get started, let us wish all of our readers a happy, and healthy New Year. Cheers to even more great things coming in 2010. We don’t like the word “best” around here, so hit the jump for our personal sandwich picks of 2009, in no particular order.

Bebe’s Barbecue – Pulled Pork
Mark Coates took the Italian Market by storm when he first opened his barbecue shop, named after his grandmother whose recipes he recreates. We were immediately won over by the massive, unbelievably tender pulled pork sandwich the moment we laid eyes on it. Then we doused it in Coates’ East Carolina sauce, took the first bite, and haven’t been able to stop eating them since.

Read more: Bebe’s Barbecue Smokes The Competition

Paesano’s – The Paesano

Incorporating techniques and ingredients used in dishes at his highly regarded Modo Mio, Peter McAndrews initially started making sandwiches to feed his hungry kitchen staff. The Paesano, his namesake sandwich has evolved over the year; from a slow-cooked roast beef with sweet and sour red cabbage, and peperoncinis to beef brisket with plum tomatoes, horseradish, and a fried egg. Both incarnations are absolutely brilliant, and a stellar example of how fine cooking can be translated into sandwich form.

Read more: Paesano’s: Where The Main Ingredient Is Love | Paesano’s Proves Sandwich Heaven Is A Place On Earth

Barclay Prime – Pub Burger

There are only a few sandwiches that would command $20 or more from our wallets, and this is one of them. The combination of ground NY strip, Kobe strip, ribeye and Kobe filet on top a buttery, fresh baked bun is simply impossible to argue with.

Read more: Barclay Prime Pub Burger Is A Compact Flavor Bomb

DiNic’s – Pulled Pork

DiNic’s has kept it in the family for four generations, and is a Reading Terminal Market staple. But it’s not the infamous roast pork that we go for. It’s Joe DiNic’s saucy pulled pork, braised in wine and tomato that stole our hearts. Smother in greens, and you’re good to go.

Read more: Pulled Pork Is Roast Pork 2.0 At DiNic’s

Q.T. Vietnamese Sandwich – House Special Banh Mi

Crusty bread, a plethora of fillings, and an unbeatable price. The House Special is a god-like combination of ham, roasted BBQ pork, pork ears, and pork pate.

Read more: A Banh Mi For Me At Q.T.

PYT – PYT Burger

Say what you like about Tommy Up, the man knows how to command a crowd. Enlisting Chef Josh McCullough of Time, Up set out to create what he found to be the ultimate burger; a combination of his favorites from around the country. When it’s prepared right, the PYT Burger which is set atop a Martin’s Potato Roll is one of our favorites to eat, and tweet about.

Read more: Pretty Yummy Thing: Tommy Up’s Burger Lounge At The Piazza

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… Subway? Construction of The Freedom Tower, the first new building to rise out of the World Trade Center complex is currently underway, with teams working around the clock. At lunch time, It takes a hungry worker approximately, 30-45 minutess to travel from the top of the structure to ground level, the entire length of their break. To solve this problem, a Subway sandwich shop was commissioned by the Port Authority of New York, and hoisted via shipping container to the top of the building last week.

This is Subway’s first fully functioning store located inside a shipping container, and will be incrementally raised as the building grows. When construction of the Freedom Tower is completed in 2013, it could quite possibly be the highest sandwich shop in the world.

Sandwich shop opens at tower rising at ground zero [Associated Press] (Thanks to Greg Paradee)

We want to wish all of our readers a happy, and healthy holiday. No matter what you celebrate, spend this time with friends, and family, eat well, and be merry!

Unbreaded will return to our regularly scheduled programming next Monday.

Happy Holidays!

This is certainly one of the most outrageous, yet impressive promotions we’ve seen. Melt Bar & Grilled in Cleveland, Ohio is offering a lifetime 25% discount to any customer who brandishes a tattoo of a grilled cheese sandwich. There are no guidelines on the creative, as long as it features gooey, cheese between two slabs of bread. Even better, Voodoo Monkey Tattoo a parlor just down the street, is offering a discount as well.

You might think you’d have to be crazy to tattoo a sandwich on your skin, but taking a look at Melt’s Gourmet Grilled Cheese menu could change your mind. Standout sandwiches include the Chorizo and Potato (spicy mexican sausage, potato hash, sharp cheddar), and the Northcoast Shores (handmade crab cakes, wilted garlic spinach, roasted red pepper, herbed cream cheese). Be sure to check out Melt’s entire gallery of grilled cheese tattooed customers.

Have you ever considered a sandwich tattoo? We’d love to hear your stories, and see some pi

Ohio eatery offers discount for sandwich tattoos [Associated Press]

Melt Bar & Grilled
14718 Detroit Avenue – Lakewood, OH 44107 (Google Map)

• This might be a gourmet spin on the Big Mac, but the goal was for it to taste as much like the legendary fast food, while using extremely superior ingredients. [Local Lemons via Lifehacker]

• Just in time for the holidays, Rachel Rappaport busts out these delectable morsels. They’re like candy cane stuffed Oreos, but way better. [Coconut & Lime]

• The temperatures are way below freezing outside of Unbreaded HQ, but we’re considering buying this ice cream sandwich bench to remind us that summer is only… five months away. [Gizmodo]

• Procrastinate much? Here’s a gift guide for that special burger lover in your life. [A Hamburger Today]