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Chick-fil-A Copycat Chicken Sandwiches

by Malcolm Bedell October 7, 2011

Chick-fil-A, that Southern chain of fried chicken sandwich restaurants, has long been something of a mystery to me. Truett Cathy, the founder of the Georgia-based chain, claims to have invented the chicken sandwich, though I doubt that he was the first person to think to put chicken in between two slices of bread. The fans [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Grace Potter Panini (The Barn Door Cafe and Bakery)

by Jillian Bedell September 21, 2011

Today’s sandwich is the “Grace Potter Panini” from the Barn Door Cafe and Bakery in Topsham. It combines apple slices, pepper jelly, pepper jack, cheddar cheese and caramelized onions, pressed between two slices of country bread. Location: 4 Bowdoin Mill Island (at the Frank Mill Bridge) Price: $6.95 Notes: The Grace Potter was one of [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: “Cannonball” (Big Top Delicatessen)

by Malcolm Bedell September 14, 2011

Today’s sandwich is the “Cannonball,” from the Big Top Delicatessen in Brunswick. It combines sliced liverwurst, shredded lettuce, tomato, onion, sliced green pepper, and creamy horseradish dressing on rye bread. Location: 70 Maine Street, Brunswick Price: $6.25 Notes: Liverwurst simply isn’t in my normal sandwich rotation. I never consider it when perusing the menu at [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Fried Green Tomato BLT (Homemade)

by Jillian Bedell August 12, 2011

An admission of influence: today’s sandwich was inspired by the very first meal I had at Hot Suppa last summer. I was instantly smitten with the south-of-the-north homestyle aesthetic which includes sumptuous sides like macaroni & cheese, apple sauce, and dill pickle-y Bloody Marys with string beans and okra. Then it was winter and I [...]

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The Cheese Iron

by Jillian Bedell July 28, 2011

This is not your lunchbox’s ham and cheese. Smoky ham, taleggio, sweet chutney and basil, grilled on crusty baguette. This is the sandwich I have been wanting all year, maybe all my life. It is one of those rare instances where every ingredient is perfect in itself, in proportion and combination to create a sandwich [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: “B.L.T.” (Town Landing Market)

by Jillian Bedell July 15, 2011

Today’s sandwich is the “B.L.T.” sandwich from the Town Landing Market in Falmouth. It combines bacon, lettuce, and tomato on a soft hero roll. Location: 269 Foreside Road, Falmouth Price: $4.25 Notes: Today is perfect. Blue sky, green leaves, chirping birds, temperatures in the upper seventies. It was a good day to drive around Falmouth, [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: “Old Port” (Fit to Eat)

by Malcolm Bedell May 19, 2011

Today’s sandwich is the “Old Port” from Fit to Eat, in the Old Port. It combines roast beef, avocado, romaine, tomato, cheddar, and cucumber-wasabi mayonnaise on a Tuscan roll. Location: 65 Market Street Price: $7.25 Notes: “Fit to Eat” began its life in the Old Port as a sort of “healthy” sandwich shop and salad [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Henry VIII (Henry VIII Carvery)

by Malcolm Bedell January 27, 2011

Today’s sandwich is the “Henry VIII” from the Henry VIII Carvery in Monument Square. It combines fresh, hand-carved roast beef and horseradish sauce on an herbed, buttered, grilled hero roll. Location: 15 Monument Square Price: $6.75 (small) Notes: On this, my third go-round with Henry VIII’s namesake sandwich, my number one question still remains: “How [...]

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The Best Sandwich I Ever Had

by Malcolm Bedell December 14, 2010

The best sandwich I ever had was not one of the overstuffed monstrosities from Katz’s Deli in New York. It wasn’t even the Chicken Parm Hero from Hero Boy that I would get at least weekly when I worked for a dotcom in the Garment District. And no, it certainly wasn’t one of a million [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Genoa Salami Italian (West End Deli)

by Malcolm Bedell December 10, 2010

Location: 133 Spring Street Price: $6.00 (small) Notes: Today’s sandwich is the Genoa salami Italian from the West End Deli. I almost feel like this sandwich is telling itself a little joke, that only it is in on. It combines all the traditional elements present in an “Italian” sandwich, and ever so slightly improves on [...]

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