Some of those plates look 5-star food-sexy.
So I didn't realize it until moving to NC 5 yrs ago, but I am a sandwich snob. I grew up in CT and lived in the Philadelphia area for 20 yrs during and after college. This is the land of the Subway/Hero/Hoagie.
I Revel in making a SANDWICH. a REAL sandwich.
I have learned to make bread just so if I have a strong need for the quality bread, I can get the right stuff guaranteed.
The Bread is critical. Medium density with a good crumb. (finding non-wonder bread in a restaurant here is very hard) I tend to lean to a french bread or stiff potato bread. I prefer a mom-and-pop or Jewish deli meat. (Boar's Head works for sure and is findable down here.) Then yo have to have the proper mix of Meat cheese, and lettuce with the right condiment depending on the sandwich. That makes a good sandwich. Add a healthy thick-cut slice or two of ripe beefsteak tomato to bring it from good to Damn! the ripe tomato does it. I buy store and sit i on the south facing sill for two days and wham - ripe. slice it and get ready.
I don't think I have a sandwich picture around to share. I have been asked by my son's teachers if I made his sandwiches, because they wish someone made them a sandwich like that every day. It was then I realized I was a snob and appreciated if not by my son (yet).
The movie Chef. The scene where he make himself a sandwich from scratch makes me think of what others must think of me, while I make my sammich.
@rockyboy - dead right. I'm sure our parents remember different(all the stress of providing), but for us kids, it's all good fun time to miss and cherish.
So I didn't realize it until moving to NC 5 yrs ago, but I am a sandwich snob. I grew up in CT and lived in the Philadelphia area for 20 yrs during and after college. This is the land of the Subway/Hero/Hoagie.
I Revel in making a SANDWICH. a REAL sandwich.
I have learned to make bread just so if I have a strong need for the quality bread, I can get the right stuff guaranteed.
The Bread is critical. Medium density with a good crumb. (finding non-wonder bread in a restaurant here is very hard) I tend to lean to a french bread or stiff potato bread. I prefer a mom-and-pop or Jewish deli meat. (Boar's Head works for sure and is findable down here.) Then yo have to have the proper mix of Meat cheese, and lettuce with the right condiment depending on the sandwich. That makes a good sandwich. Add a healthy thick-cut slice or two of ripe beefsteak tomato to bring it from good to Damn! the ripe tomato does it. I buy store and sit i on the south facing sill for two days and wham - ripe. slice it and get ready.
I don't think I have a sandwich picture around to share. I have been asked by my son's teachers if I made his sandwiches, because they wish someone made them a sandwich like that every day. It was then I realized I was a snob and appreciated if not by my son (yet).
The movie Chef. The scene where he make himself a sandwich from scratch makes me think of what others must think of me, while I make my sammich.
@rockyboy - dead right. I'm sure our parents remember different(all the stress of providing), but for us kids, it's all good fun time to miss and cherish.