Rachel, Rachel, I’ve Been Thinking
The Rachel can be a good sandwich, maybe even a great one. But mostly it reminds me what a miracle of balance a good Reuben can be.
Tagged: pastrami
Richmond, VA’s Sailor Sandwich
Knackwurst is a favorite of mine. More commonly spelled Knockwurst here in the US, it’s basically a stubby, fat, garlicky hot dog in a natural casing that pops and cracks while the sausage is...
Primanti Bros. Sandwiches
Often when we cover a city’s “signature sandwich” here at the Tribunal, there is an apocryphal origin story accompanying the sandwich, one that cannot be verified and is unlikely to be true but is...
National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
I’m feeling a little deja vu today. As it turns out, I’ve written this post before. I will likely write it again. There are 365 days in a year, and every one of them...
Happy National Hot Pastrami Day (again)
There are a lot of made-up food “holidays” or observances, and many of them are even sandwich-related, yet I am not knocking myself out to celebrate every one of them. Why does National Hot...
Around the World in 80 Delis
Approaching a new sandwich post on the Tribunal can go a number of ways. Sometimes, I have a really specific focus in mind before I even start researching a sandwich. Sometimes, the research gives...
Happy National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day!
Seems like every day is another observance of one thing or another. Or a dozen others. Today, in fact, is not only National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day, it is also the Feast of the...
A Tale of Two Sandwiches
The other day, I had a very good sandwich from the French Market. The same day, I had an equally horrible one. I’d like to focus on the positive as much as I can,...
The sandwiches in the background image
You probably can’t see most of the images in this background mosaic I worked so hard to put together, since this pesky website is blocking them. So I figured I’d post the image unadorned, with notation....
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