Chicago food lore states that the Jibarito, a sandwich of thin-sliced steak or other meats, lettuce, tomato, garlicky mayonnaise, and American cheese on flattened fried green plantains, was “kinda, sorta” invented by Juan Figueroa...
Jambon-Beurre is a popular street food in Paris, France–more than popular, in fact. Ubiquitous. Iconic. The literal translation is “ham butter,” and in fact those are the two main ingredients–those and of course the...
A few months ago, I realized that the Jucy Lucy was coming up on our List, and that its turn would happen to coincide with the month of Valentine’s Day. The Jucy Lucy, a...
When one hears rumors of a sandwich “that has brought fully grown men to tears” there’s only one road open to a dedicated sandwich hunter. Fortunately for me, that road was both metaphorically and literally...
January was… Well, January wasn’t our best month ever. I’ll be honest, I had a hard time finding much enthusiasm for any of our sandwiches last month. The Maine-style Italian sandwich is essentially one...
Hi, my name is Crit, and I have a problem with bread. It’s true. Fresh, thickly sliced white bread is like a drug to me, I can easily eat a whole loaf without really...
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