Chicken salad sandwiches: adventures in mayonnaise
I’m from the South. There can be debates about whether or not the northern part of Virginia currently constitutes the South, but when I was growing up there in the 70s and 80s, it...
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The Unmapped Chicken Salad
I think a lot of kids have a mild form of brumotactillophobia–an aversion to different foods touching each other. I also don’t think this is a really traumatic phobia, just a mildly compulsive behavior...
Chili Burgers of LA, or Size Matters
I’m pretty sure I saw chili burgers alongside such other delicacies as pizza burgers on the cafeteria menus of my youth, but apparently Los Angeles feels like it needs a street food to call its...
Vegan for a Day: Chickpea Salad
If you’ve been following this blog, it’s not difficult to work out that I’m a bit of an omnivore. If you’re new to the site, or you’ve just clicked through from a search and...
The last Chick-Fil-A sandwich I will ever eat.
I grew up eating Chick-Fil-A, and always loved it. The fact that they were religious enough to refuse to open on Sunday didn’t ever bother me, even though I knew it probably went along...
Cheesesteak – a Good Sandwich with a Bad Reputation
Cheesesteaks. I remember them on the menu of seemingly every tavern and family restaurant growing up, and I remember not caring too much for them. Maybe it was the inconsistency of the meat, which could...
Can you get a real cheesesteak outside of Philly? An investigation.
OK y’all, I’m being a little silly here. The truth is I only extended my investigation to two sub shops here in my hometown of Richmond VA. You might be able to get a...
Fried Chicken and Bread (and pickles?): the Ascent of the Chicken Sandwich
When I was a kid, I did not like burgers. Don’t hate me. I realize how shocking that must seem to some of you. I know better now of course. At the time, my...
Cheese and Pickle, the Most British Sandwich Yet?
Cheese and pickle. Not a combination I’d have thought of, but sure. I’ll just get some American cheese, some pickle chips, and some supermarket bread, and… Of course it’s not that easy. Slices or...
Comfort Gloop: The Textural Reassurance of Pimento Cheese
Cheese Sandwich Month is technically behind us, but, hey—don’t be so quick to rush off. Listen: let’s talk about pimento cheese. I could set out to demystify pimento cheese for the uninitiated, but there’s nothing particularly...
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