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Today’s Sandwich: Sweet Ham and Swiss Cheese Sliders (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell April 2, 2012

Today’s sandwich is the “Sweet Ham and Swiss Cheese Slider.” It combines ham, Swiss cheese, sweet pickle, and mayonnaise on a butter-and-sugar-brushed soft dinner roll. Notes: I don’t think I’ve ever seen the combination of salty ham and sweet sugar embraced quite as mightily as it is in Southern Mexico. In that section of the [...]

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Hoss and Mary’s Tasty Grub

by Malcolm Bedell March 26, 2012

When I imagine Old Orchard Beach, the seven-mile stretch of sandy beach about eleven miles South of Portland, my mind doesn’t immediately conjure up images of exceptional dining opportunities. In the Summer, an influx of tourists from all over Maine blankets Old Orchard in acres of pale white skin, Marlboro Light smoke, airbrushed t-shirts, and [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Turkey BLT (Wild Oats Bakery & Cafe)

by Malcolm Bedell March 15, 2012

Today’s sandwich is the “Turkey BLT” from the Wild Oats Bakery & Cafe in Brunswick. It combines smoked turkey, cheddar cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, and mayonnaise on fresh-baked potato bread. Location: 149 Maine Street, Brunswick Price: $6.95 Notes: Located in the picturesque Tontine Mall in Brunswick, next to a shop that seems to exclusively sell [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: “Eggplant Parmesan” Grilled Cheese (Homemade)

by Jillian Bedell March 5, 2012

Today’s sandwich is the “eggplant parmesan” grilled cheese. It combines breaded, fried eggplant slices, tangy tomato sauce, three kinds of cheese on crusty Italian bread. Notes: It all started with a soda. An old friend gave me a liter of Foxon Park white birch, sweetened with real sugar and lightly effervescent. This small batch soft drink, which has [...]

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A Comparison of Fast Food Fried Fish Sandwiches

by Malcolm Bedell February 27, 2012

In 1962, Cincinnati, Ohio-based McDonald’s franchisee Lou Groen had a problem. His local clientele was close to 90% Roman Catholic, which was causing his restaurant to founder mightily on Fridays and during Lent, the 40-day period leading up to Easter during which Roman Catholics abstain from eating meat. In those days, when your McDonald’s franchise [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Tomato Confit BLT (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell February 16, 2012

Today’s sandwich is the “Tomato Confit BLT.” It combines crisp bacon, Boston bibb lettuce, tomato confit, and mayonnaise on fresh-baked bread. Notes: Is there a better sandwich on planet Earth than the classic bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich? Variations on the sandwich’s classic structure are almost always completely unnecessary, and often take away from what [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: The Geno’s Italian (Mike’s Rock Deli)

by Malcolm Bedell January 25, 2012

Today’s sandwich is “The Geno’s Italian” from Mike’s Rock Deli in Portland. It combines salami, ham, provolone cheese, peppers, red onions, olives, and banana peppers on a sub roll. Location: 437 Congress Street, Portland Price: $6.50 Notes: Specializing in something called “Rock ‘n’ Roll Sandwiches,” a sub-designation of the sandwich world fully understood only by [...]

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How to Make Porchetta

by Malcolm Bedell December 26, 2011

Porchetta is an Italian street food, particularly in Rome, where it is served in market stalls or from trucks, often in sandwich form. Frequently made from an entire gutted, spit-roasted pig, and stuffed with citrus, rosemary, fennel, and other aromatics, the key characteristic is that each portion is a miniature celebration of the best parts [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Roast Beef and Swiss (Fiona’s Catering)

by Jillian Bedell November 15, 2011

Today’s sandwich is the roast beef and swiss cheese on roasted garlic panini from Fiona’s Catering in Brunswick. The big slices of garlic bread are griddled to greasy perfection, oozing with melted cheese, an appropriate amount of meat, and just a hint of mayonnaise. Location: 393 Bath Road, Brunswick Price: $5.25 Notes: I was out [...]

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Schnitzel-wich with Garlic Butter and Spicy Relish

by Malcolm Bedell October 19, 2011

Because I seem to have taken on a subconscious quest to become some sort of 300 pound guy, today I drizzled hot butter onto pan-fried baby cow, slapped it between two pieces of bread, and ate it in sandwich form. And I would do it all again in a heartbeat. Furthermore, I want you to [...]

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