Broodje Kroket, or my life as a fake Dutchman
When I was a kid, my stepfather Tim was from Pella, Iowa, a small town of (at the time) about eight thousand people southeast of Des Moines that didn’t so much cling to its...
Author: Jim Behymer
Bun Kebabs in the Desi Corridor, Chicago
Often at the Tribunal, when presented with an unfamiliar sandwich originating in a far off and exotic land (e.g., Buffalo, NY), I’ll have no choice but to try and recreate that sandwich myself, from...
JP Graziano’s February special, the Muffaletta
In celebration of Mardi Gras, for the month of February J.P. Graziano (who make what is my absolute favorite sandwich in Chicago, and who are part of the inspiration for this site) are offering a muffaletta...
German Butterbrot
I’ve mentioned before that here at the Tribunal, we are not fully on-board with the concept of the open-faced sandwich–a sandwich is supposed to be a food of convenience, a neat edible carrying case used to...
A Month of Breakfast Sandwiches
We ran into this issue back in October with the Barbecue sandwich. “Breakfast” is not a sandwich. It’s a category. It’s a sandwich you have for breakfast, simple as that. The Wikipedia article is referring...
The Breakfast Roll
It’s a weird month at the Tribunal (but then again, when isn’t it?), and the alphabetical order in which we’re exploring the List has dealt us a couple of very similar sounding items. The...
The British Rail Sandwich
One of you cats is quite the joker. How does a British cultural reference that’s 20 years out of date end up on the List of Sandwiches that I had, until now, presumed were meant...
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...
Sometimes you should trust your gut
Saturday, Mindy and I stopped by Menards in Crestwood, IL, to pick up a space heater and a furnace filter. On our way out, we both eyed the small hot dog stand next to the...
Your Best Sandwich of 2014?
I gave it some thought, and even though I had some really excellent sandwiches in the last 4 months or so of 2014 while writing posts for this site, I think the best one...
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