Chicago Sandwich Canon: The South Side’s Jim Shoe
A good Jim Shoe is a mess, combining corned beef, roast beef, gyro meat, onions, mustard, gyro sauce, cheese, lettuce and tomato in a hoagie roll. It is a lot.
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The Donair, Canada’s Kebab
As with other kebabs of this type, Donair are said to be best when cut directly from the spit and onto the bread they’ll be served in. The less time between the fire and one’s mouth the better.
Wraps of the World
In April of 2019, Bloomberg published an article, “The Best Sandwiches In New York, as Picked by Top Chefs.” In laying out their guidelines for what constituted a sandwich, they had this to say:...
My Favorite Melt
A melt is essentially a sandwich with some kind of meat and melted cheese on sliced, toasted bread. With a few exceptions (like the patty melt, which is a cheeseburger with grilled onions on...
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...
July List Sandwiches and June Wrapup
June’s sandwiches are in the books, folks. The Gerber was surprisingly not bad, a ham melt on garlic bread using St. Louis’ infamous Provel. The sandwich proved to be a good use of the...
Doner Kebab: A Gyros By Any Other Name
What is a doner kebab? Popular in many countries around the world, in Europe, Asia, even Canada, they’ve never taken off in the United States to my knowledge (though many large cities may boast a...
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