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...
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...
A Quickie: Bacon, Egg, and Cheese with Avocado
The other night, I was up late brewing a batch of beer (and drinking a few while I worked). A late night for me usually means a rushed morning, privileging an extra few minutes...
Sick-person sandwich.
I’ve been hammered really hard by a cold for over a week. When I’m sick, I like to eat a lot of garlic in the simplest way possible. So when I finally woke...
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...
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