Binghamton, NY’s Spiedies
Spiedies are a kind of sandwich from central New York, Binghamton to be exact, consisting of marinated chunks of meat, grilled on a skewer, and served in rolls or on slices of white Italian...
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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...
Singaporean Roti John
Singapore is an island, a city-state, a port town at the far south end of the Malay Peninsula. Its position at one end of the Strait of Malacca, the easiest route between the Indian...
Mexican Pambazo
English language sources say that the Mexican Pambazo sandwich gets its name from its bread, a poor man’s bread, pan basso, made with the oldest, poorest quality flour, soaked in salsa guajillo to make it edible....
The Gyros of Illinois
The first gyro I ever had was in my freshman year of college, at SIU in Carbondale, IL, in the cafeteria of all places. I’ve talked about my small-town upbringing and my food fussiness...
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...
Happy Beefday To Me
There comes a time in one’s life when one has been putting off doing a thing or maybe even multiple things for a while, and then at some point one realizes how little time...
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