Jewish delicatessen in Montreal is a spectacle to behold. Smoked meat is the cornerstone of it all; it’s not really corned beef, nor pastrami, but rather the ultimate combination of the two. First sold by the almost mythical Lesters Foods and Schwartz Hebrew Delicatessen, smoked meat sandwiches still attract hordes of locals and tourists alike [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tomorrow, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation is hitting the road to share Philadelphia’s favorite sandwich, the cheesesteak with the people of Manhattan. To kick off Game 1 of the World Series, GPTMC will land at Shorty’s, a cheesesteak shop and sports bar, and will be handing out 500-750 free cheesesteaks to hungry New Yorkers. The [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 15, 2009
Adam, Brett, Darren, Dave, Jason, Jed and Marc are a group of friends on a noble quest. Their mission is to find New York’s greatest burger. Founders of Burger of the Month Club, each month for the past four years these guys leave their wives and families to go peform their civic duty: to sample, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Breaking news wire, place to catch up with your friends, celebrity tracker, whatever you might call it, Twitter’s user base and mainstream popularity is exploding. Some people have ragged on the microblogging service, questioning its longevity and overall usefulness due to an overload of mundane tweets about users’ lives. On the flip side, businesses are [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 14, 2009
This isn’t the first time I’ve poured out my sandwich love or written about my theory that they are this country’s first fusion food. You can read some of this previously published material in Esquire and Travel + Leisure. When I am working on a story for Travel + Leisure, it’s my job to hit [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Artisanal Fromagerie, Bistro and Wine Bar in New York City is well known for their impeccable selection of cheeses and use of them in sandwiches. Now, Artisanal is celebrating Grilled Cheese Month by giving you the chance to create your own grilled cheese and have it served on their menu. The winner will also receive [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Chef April Bloomfield shocked the culinary world in 2005 when the Michelin Guide, on their first rating of New York City awarded The Spotted Pig a Michelin Star. Since then, Bloomfield has been receiving accolades left and right, being named a best new chef of the year by Food & Wine Magazine in 2007 and [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Flocks of people wait in line outside Baoguette, a recently opened Vietnamese sandwich spot in Murray Hill but it wasn’t the banh mi we were here for. Although their traditional Vietnamese sandwich (banh mi means baguette) is raved about by many, it is the Sloppy Bao that really had us intrigued. At the heart of [...]
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Monday, December 14, 2009
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