Friday, August 28, 2009

Patter VS Footer

This is my favorite submission to date sent in by Greg Scalo "serious meat's" older brother nuff said
"In response to the 6 ft hero post from a few weeks ago I bring to you another party staple and a must, the meat platter. In some ways I prefer the meat platter over the footer. Nothing chaps my ass more than walking up to the footer and see it mangled. The tops of the bread are left behind, people peeling off the meat they dont like, and the lactose intolerant leaving behind the cheese. With the meat platter, the sandwich is at the discretion of the craftsman.

This meat platter was hand rolled by myself and my girlfriend at a party up in Johnson City, NY. Serious Meat was in attendance, but he was performing keg stands and challenging people to arm wrestling matches while this roast beef, turkey, ham, salami, provolone, and american cheese orgy was being constructed. In addition to the platter, there were various types of rolls, rye bread, and this amazing cheese bread from Wegmans.

As an added bonus, I included a picture of myself from my sandwich making days at Little Italy Deli in Monroe, NY in 2001. Renee Russo loved how sliced her cold cuts.

Big Ups to Bill Opper."

The Scalo family has a stronghold on the sandwich game


Vizzi's

Steve Russell is holding it down in buffalo right now and took some time out to share these slamwiches with us

"A steak and chee sub, a monster burger, and a monster burger with bacon from Vizzi's in Buffalo"



Pizza For President

Franks Famous Italian pizzeria aka Ma Ma Mia's on monmouth st in Jersey City is hands down my favorite pizzeria of all times. The pizza is unbelievably delicious! huge and cheep. And the atmosphere is what it is, a laid back neighborhood pizzeria dedicated to providing the people with delicious affordable food. Large pies for $5? Cheese burger fires and a can for 2$? chicken parms for 3.50? 75 cent burgers that are not even close to skimpy? and a slice so big you can hang glide home on it for 2$? you wont find that anywhere but this place. And the good man who owns this establishment Frank Scalcione is running for Jersey City council and has our full support, last time I was in there he was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter. In a day and age that crappy small slices are being sold in the city for 3.25plus tax ?!?! we need to show love to a place like this. On some days if frank is feeling extra generous his monster slices are only 1$. If you find yourself in downtown JC and need a slice do your self a favor and stop on by, but don't be confused by the pizzeria next door on the left don't even waste your time Franks is the real deal!

check out frank on the campaign trail


http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2008/07/business_owner_targets_downtow.html

I sav-ed out and started eating the slice b4 I took the flick so you cant see the true size but you get the idea

Football Season is Approaching!

James Ravage of buffalo NY sent this in along with his buffalo bills lebat blue.

"nothin special but the special edition buffalo bills 16 oz labatts. honey wheat bread. honey ham turkey american cheez mayo and nances shapr and creamy. filled me up"

Si Señior

This is a sandwich I make form time to time its off the hook. Home made guac with more tomatoes then usual(both sides of the roll), a layer of tortilla chips, pepper jack cheese, and boars head salsilito turkey. I also have a turkey burger version of this that I plan on entering in the Mezzetta’s Make That Sandwich contest (www.mezzetta.com)


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Jersey Dosent Play

This is a hillarious article from NJ.com that Matt Randazzo forwarded to me. Apparently an argument arouse over a sandwich and a shotgun was involved hahaha "Eh Joey you rat bastard I told you I wanted sopressata now im ganna blow ya brains out" check it out. The comments on the bottom are also pretty hillarious

Chillin hard

Steve Russell rolled out of bed at around 3pm to share this egg creation with us

"scrambled with sautéed onions and gargonzola chee in a wheat pocket, for a nice breakfast at 3:30 pm "

The Stinger

James Ravage sent this in looks mad good

"The stinger. chicken finger and steak sandwich with swiss mayo lettuce and hot sauce. hits the spot for sure when youre waiting to take a piss test because the manager of Rite Aid was too busy to see you and asked you to come back in a half hour."


Saturday, August 1, 2009

Summer Slammers!

Kevin Heitczman recently came back from his brief Heitcz-atus or Heitcz-bernation with this hat trick of slammin sandwiches

"Here's a few things that I've come across so far this summer. First
off we have a pulled pork sandwich with mac&cheese and nacho cheese on
top (thanks to Bill's nacho cheese fountain. The next two are from
Oregon where I went for a week and a half. We got a spaghetti sandwich
with garlic bread as the bread. Turning a fork and knife meal into a
sandwich is always fun. Finally the last thing here is from Cobra
Dogs. A little hot dog stand at the base of Mt. Hood. They have quite
a few different dogs (All Beef Boa, Brattlesnake, Cheddaconda, etc)
but all of them are delicious. They also have an assortment of
toppings as well. I got Brattlesnake with cobra sauce, cream cheese,
onions, relish, kraut, ketchup, and mustard."





Good to see you back in action Kev now were all just waiting on "Serious Meat" Scalo lets hope he hasn't gone veg and became "serious sprouts"!

fork knife plate

Steve Russell sent in this tasty cuban and the news of his new blog... peep game

"whats up man I started a blog called "fork, knife and plate" - forkknifeplate.blogspot.com its like sandwich mansion but for all foods. check it out, I give you credit for the inspiration and got your link up.

Here's a nice sandwich...

the Cuban from Lagniappes on Allen St, Buffalo:
Sliced pan fried pork chops, ham, cheese, hot peppers, all smothered in roasted garlic aiol"

Swanky Frankys

Joe "Serious Meat" Scalo's older brother gres sent in some tasty dogs from Swanky Frankys. I cant stand Connecticut but these dogs look damn good!

"I love sandwiches and I love this blog. My name is Greg and I am Joe 'Serious Meat' Scalo's older brother. I know these aren't sandwiches, but it is meat between bread. These are two dogs from Swanky Franks in Norwalk, CT. They are deep fried and placed on a toasted bun, which is a must for any grilled/fried dog. On the left you have a chili dog with brown mustard and raw onion. It is a great chili with no beans, great spices, with a little bit of kick. The second is a dog with Swanky's hot mustard relish, with a little extra relish for good measure. The sweet relish is a nice compliment to the spicy mustard. In between bites I was pounding a nice order of chili fries. The only thing missing from this meal was a few of those hiccup beer. Bill Opper knows what I am talkin about. Although these dogs were great, I must say, nothing beats a Sabrett dirty water dog with red onion sauce and brown mustard.

This won't be my last post"

fried balogna

Steve Russell sheds light on the fried side of bologna

"All the pizzeria's/sub shops here have this fried balogna and onions sub. I dont know if its a local thing but I never heard of it til I came to Buffalo. It sounds gross but one day I tried it and it was a huge greasy mess, which always means delicious. This is my first attempt at making fried balogna and onions sandwich. I added american chee and mayo. Mine was ok...its better from the pizza shops."