The Luther Burger
The Luther Burger is often cited as an example of a particularly American type of excess. As in ancient Rome, our donut culture may be reaching a point of orgiastic decadence, which sooner or...
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Louisville’s Hot Brown
The Hot Brown is a pretty well known sandwich by now. Originating from the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky (hence the unappetizing name), it’s been featured in various media: TV shows such as Man...
surprise egg and bacon
So I went to a small folk festival last weekend, in my capacity as a Morris Dancer. I prepared well, camping next to an Irishman with a full kitchen. I’d brought the bacon. First...
The Greatest Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich Known To Man
I’m not one to brag. Not usually. Certainly not all the time. Sometimes, though, I exceed even my own high expectations and, as an internationally-recognized sandwich expert, I have to acknowledge my own greatness...
Hamburger With the Lot
So, I grew up here. In Australia. In Canberra, specifically. Many things have changed in my city in the last 47 years. Australian cities are typically divided up into suburbs, each with their own...
Fool’s Gold Loaf
I am not a particularly well-off man, financially speaking. I do OK. I make enough to feed a family of 5 pretty well, which is definitely an accomplishment these days. But you’re always looking to...
Dagwood – A Retrospective
The Dagwood. A cartoonishly gigantic sandwich invented by a cartoon. It’s a giant stack of meat and vegetables and such between 2 slices of bread, popularized in the comic strip Blondie from the newspaper...
An Edible History of the Club Sandwich
A Turkey Sandwich Wearing a BLT Hat That’s what club sandwiches have always seemed like to me. It’s like this, you’ve got a turkey sandwich So you think to yourself, this turkey sandwich kind of...
Chivito, Uruguay’s Claim to Sandwich Fame
So far on the Tribunal we’ve covered sandwiches from Europe and Asia, from North America and Australia, but the South American sandwiches I’ve tried have tended to be the most interesting.1 The Chilean sandwiches...
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...
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