Within the first 3 minutes of our first meeting Bengt and I were in the throws of a deeper conversation than a first lunch meeting typically produces. The topic might have been hospital birth vs home birth but I honestly can’t remember. Every lunch with Bengt Anderson has seemed to drag us...
The Queens Kickshaw – Astoria, New York About ‘Wich Hunting: Jay and I have travelled the world eating everything from Balut in the Philippines to blood sausage in Argentina. In every destination there has always been a sandwich shop. Some were good and some were bad but they all had their...
I wish I wasn’t right but the moment I set foot in this off-park ave south Spanish Bistro I could smell the failure. I am not sure what it was that tipped me off. The bar was well stocked, the waiters extremely attentive, the menu deep but not overwhelming and the space inviting. Especially...
This week I thought I’d dig back and post a Reheated from our Russia mayhem. Jumping on the boat back in 2009 with Tony and hitting Estonia, Helsinki, Stockhom and St. Petersburg was an epic, light filled, adventure. It made sense to heat it back up this week with all the recent Russia...
The Lucky Dill – Palm Harbor, Fla. About ‘Wich Hunting: Jay and I have travelled the world eating everything from Balut in the Philippines to blood sausage in Argentina. In every destination there has always been a sandwich shop. Some were good and some were bad but they all had their unique...
Joey and I are what you call goombahs. It took no more than 30 minutes for him and I to bond a friendship that centered around food, Italian-isms and retouching. Yes retouching. I was still a green, 22 year old kid trying to make a life in advertising. We’re talking 1997-98. On day three of my...
Bombay Sandwich Company – New York About ‘Wich Hunting: Anthony and I have travelled the world eating everything from Balut in the Philippines to blood sausage in Argentina. In every destination there has always been a sandwich shop. Some were good and some were bad but they all had...
I met Abby because I inadvertently licensed one of her songs for a Manifold Project. All on the up and up of course. Abby reached out to say thanks and see what else we were up to. She’s made the move from singer-songwriter on a solo track, to using her talents for corporate, commercial...
Bob White Counter – East Village, New York About ‘Wich Hunting: Anthony and I have travelled the world eating everything from Balut in the Philippines to blood sausage in Argentina. In every destination there has always been a sandwich shop. Some were good and some were bad but they...
Three words. Scungilli. You know, SCUN. GIL. LI. BOOM! DONE! Johnny T. Staten Island gets a bad rap. If you find yourself passing through, as so many NYers do, take a stop. Head for Denino’s but skip the pizza. Instead get a double order of their Italian conch in marinara. I’ll travel...
Barb, as she is universally know throughout all of her various friend circles, has been in my life since I moved to Manhattan post college. Connected through our mutual friend, and roomate at the time, our 1997 Manhattan meeting was only the beginning of an intersecting and far reaching friendship...
I love a good cuban sandwich and one of the best I have ever had is at Cafe Habana. You may want to go in the cramped restaurant but walk down Elizabeth st a few more steps and go into the cafe. I believe this is where it all began. I always have a better experience in the cafe then the restaurant,...
Ohh yeah that India trip. You may have been wondering what happened to all the morsels and stories we devoured when on our 2 week, hi-speed, meander through India last December. Well, they are coming. Their are just so many great meals and stories we’ve hardly had a second to put it all down...
Kelly and I have sat together for more meals than I can count. We met as colleagues back in our Yahoo! days, which seems like a ridiculous way to start this post given our current relationship. Friend, confidant, business partner, chauffeur, innkeeper, reservationist, sommelier, trend hunter and...
Chili Parlours are a who new thing for us. If it wasn’t for our trip to Cincinnati we’d never have known. When you dig in you discover a history and rivalry that’s hard to match. I’ll let Wikipedia give you the details but the basic deal is that mid-west chili is different...
This winter has been cold and filled with snow storms week after week making you not want to even go outside. However, if you don’t go outside you can’t hunt for the best sandwiches around. Not even the terrible weather winter can keep me away from the next great sandwich. I trucked...
