You don’t have to be high to get the munchies (though it makes watching Bram Stoker’s Dracula a lot more fun; don’t ask how I know this), which is why it’s the July theme for Let’s Lunch*. That, and because fellow Let’s Luncher Cheryl Tan has a short story in the new Akashic Books anthology, […]
Category Archives: Food
July
02
A July 4th Treat: Marshmallow Ice Cream Sandwiches!
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Happy July 4th, everyone! My Sandwich Surprise for this holiday week is something that anyone can whip up for their BBQ parties: The Marshmallow Ice Cream Sammy! I was never an Oreo girl. The love of my cookie life has always been Nabisco’s Marshmallow Sandwich. That love has been unrequited since the ‘80s, when Nabisco […]
June
26
A Scrabble Surprise — And Mystery Sandwich Hints
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I’m super excited about my grocery list for this week’s Sandwich Surprise. I can’t tell you what’s on it exactly, but I’ll drop two clues. Nabisco inspired this sammy. Graham flour will play a role. (I think.) But here’s a list (alphabetized a la iTunes) that I can share with you. First, what do Madonna, […]
June
19
The Persian: The Reveal
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This sandwich is based on one of the best meals I’ve ever had. Back in December, my friend Serena (who tried my Duck Fat-Roasted Cauliflower Steak with Prosciutto on Lavender Sourdough sammies back in April) took me to her family’s favorite place: Shalezeh on 1420 Third Avenue between East 80th and 81st Streets in Manhattan. […]
June
07
Lettuce Sandwiches!
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Too Hot to Cook is the June theme for Let’s Lunch* — and it was perfect because the recent swampy humidity in NYC just killed any desire I had to bake bread or even turn on an oven burner. And ever since I researched lettuce sammies for my Bulgogi Lettuce Wraps with Kimchi Chips for […]
June
04
The Cronut Sammy a/k/a Eggs Cronutdict
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It was inevitable: I got cronut fever for a day. I had purposefully not been paying much attention to all the hype as I thought it was another food trend that a bunch of bakers were trying out, and figured I’d eventually be able to order it off a dessert menu in the Lower East […]
May
26
Summer Sliders: Steak with Fennel Apple Slaw
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Time for another Sandwich Surprise road trip! I’m in Pittsburgh for Brant’s dad Dr. Tim’s 80th birthday bash, and Brant’s brother Tim just got engaged to Jenn, so many congrats and fun sammies for the whole family were in order. Because it’s Memorial Day weekend, I wanted to do something that could be grilled but […]
May
22
A Sandwich Celebration
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I got a terrific sandwich surprise myself this week: An invite to ‘wichcraft’s 10th anniversary party Monday at Southwest Porch at Bryant Park. Um, yes, please. I wasn’t expecting anything less, but the spread was fabulous. I stuffed myself on the cranberry nut bread, the duck rillette, the sopressata, the smoked pork belly and the […]
May
13
Grilled Mahón Cheese with Roasted Fiddlehead Ferns and Hot Italian Turkey Sausage
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Finally got to Sandwich Surprise my parents this Sunday, thanks to our Mother’s Day plan to have my mom and dad over to watch Tiger win and catch up on Mad Men. (They normally wait until they can borrow the DVDs from their public library, but we’ve been DVR-ing all the new episodes for them.) […]
May
09
Bulgogi Lettuce Wraps with Kimchi Chips and Fried Rice
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A philosophical Friday food question for you all: Are lettuce wraps sandwiches? To be honest, I didn’t think so when I launched Sandwich Surprise in January. But this week’s surprisee and baker extraordinaire, Grace, asked me if I could go breadless. So I did some research, i.e. Googled “lettuce wraps,” and it turns out that […]
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