Ok, it’s not really a throwdown – everyone’s a winner when it comes to delicious Mexican sandwiches. Since moving to Sunset Park, I’ve been ravenously sampling the neighborhood’s torta offerings. A torta is a beast of a sandwich – a round white roll piled with (usually) one or more meats, white cheese, refried beans, lettuce, [...]
When Artisanal updated their menu to be more recession-friendly at the end of last year, we teased them about it through big bites of delicious cheddar-bacon-and-apple grilled cheese. The sandwiches were delicious. Who better to master the grilled cheese than a place with a cheese cave? Can we call co-proprietor Terrance Brennan cheese-man now? Dum [...]
While choice is all well and good (see Bierkraft), sometimes a huge sandwich selection gives me a case of menu anxiety. The menus at sub-par Manhattan delis, for example, generally leave me stammering “G7…uh no wait…P2!” only to end up with some kind of god-awful chicken salad wrap. So, when someone saves me all that [...]
I was lucky enough to be in Budapest recently and set myself to see what kinds of beef stew, paprika inspired sandwiches they were cooking up. After walking around for a few days, descending into withdrawal I finally found my fix: Piknik Szendvics (Budapest, Haris köz 1)! Now, I don’t speak Hungarian, but I’m pretty [...]
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Food snobs at New York Magazine are lamenting that Artisanal (2 Park Ave, NY, NY) has included a “grilled cheese bar” into their lunch menu. Oh boo boo boo, they can’t make ends meet so they are serving sandwiches. Please, NY Mag, get off your high horse and hear the muffled cheers of the people: [...]
Friday, December 12, 2008
Dogmatic Sausage Systems (26 East 17th St, NY, NY) is a cute little hotdog joint. While most hotdog vendors (indoor and out) are a little grimy, a little tough and a little worn around the edges, the first thing you’ll notice about Dogmatic is that it’s bright and shiny. It’s got a fancy design, one [...]