Sliders? Or Just Tiny Burgers?
Sliders I don’t recall when I first became aware of the term “sliders” as a reference to White Castle burgers. Certainly it was before the TV show of the same name debuted, as I...
Yearly Archive: 2019
A Sloppy Joe For The Rest Of Us
This probably won’t come as a shock to those of you who read the Tribunal regularly, but most of the time I have no idea what I’m doing. I know I’m going to write...
New Jersey’s Sloppy Joes at Town Hall Deli
In January 1919, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was ratified, calling for the prohibition of the manufacture, import, and sale of all “intoxicating liquors… for beverage purposes” in the...
March List Sandwiches and February Wrapup
Hi everyone! Seems like it wasn’t too long ago that I was here telling you about our February sandwiches–and it wasn’t! February is a short month, and I wasn’t sure we were going to...
I Made a Shooter’s Sandwich
I’m trying to pinpoint when I first heard about the near-mythical Shooter’s Sandwich. It was years ago, decades… perhaps it was the 1996 episode of Two Fat Ladies, in which the late Jennifer Paterson...
The Guatemalan Shuco
Shuco is a Guatemalan street food. The word itself means “dirty” in Guatemalan Spanish. When it comes to the food, I don’t believe the name “dirty” means that it’s nasty or undesirable, but rather...
My Shawarma
Fast casual Mediterranean restaurants are a growing niche, both in the Chicago area and around the country. (Or around the world–there is in fact a small chain in Dubai that shares a name with...
February List Sandwiches and January Wrapup
Hello, folks, and welcome to another month here at the Tribunal. February’s a short one, and I’ve already wasted a day, so let’s get right to it! In January, we covered Sausage sandwiches, which...
Philadelphia’s Other, Other Sandwich: the Schmitter
I was just reading a listicle of the best sandwiches in Philadelphia. Of the 11 listed, 7 were cheesesteaks, 2 were roast pork sandwiches, 1 was a grinder with brisket, fried egg, horseradish mayo...
Sausage Sandwiches
The entry on the Wikipedia List of Sandwiches describing Sausage sandwiches lists the origin as the UK and Germany, and describes them thus: “Sausage on a roll or bread, served with a variety of...
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