Toast Hawaii, a German snack
German cuisine is made up almost entirely of comfort foods. Gravies, dumplings, potatoes and roasted meats, rich stews and melted cheese are the name of the game in der Vaterland. So it stands out...
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Rock Bottom: the Toast Sandwich
This is what it’s come to, all these years of the sandwich life, diving into all that the sandwich world has to offer. One day you want a sandwich and you realize all you...
Eating Baltimore, featuring the Scooch
The Scooch is a sandwich served by Luigi’s Italian Deli in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore, MD. The Wikipedia list from which we take our inspiration normally concerns itself with types or styles of...
Afternoon Tea: a Comedy of Errors
Afternoon Tea is a practice that came about in England when a certain noble lady (we’re looking at you, Anna, seventh Duchess of Bedford) got peckish around 4pm while awaiting the evening meal, which...
Eatin’ Vegan in Milwaukee: The TLT
The terms “Veganism” and “Vegan” were first coined by English animal rights activists Donald and Dot Watson when they formed the Vegan Society along with a few friends in 1944. They invented it to...
Submarine Sandwiches
Submarine sandwiches go by many names. Hoagies, Grinders, Torpedos, Heros, Po’Boys… the list goes on and on. For the most part, these are all referring to much the same thing. There are outliers–Grinders and...
The Taco: Not Really a Sandwich. Or Is It?
Taco does not currently appear on the Wikipedia List of Sandwiches. It was listed there in the past for a brief period. Back around late 2014 or early 2015, when I realized that this...
Back Home, We Just Call Them Maid-Rites
Tavern sandwiches are on the List for this month. I’ve eaten at many a tavern in my day, and had my own ideas about what might constitute a tavern sandwich. Imagine my surprise, then,...
What is a Steakburger?
There are plenty of burgers out there that could claim the name of steakburger. Every steakhouse in Chicago’s ritzy River North neighborhood offers a burger, many of them made from fancy grass-fed or dry-aged...
The New England Steak Bomb
I grew up thinking that a Philly Cheesesteak had green peppers in it. It’s not all that rare to find something called a Philly cheesesteak on menus in the midwest–however, they usually turn out...
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