WeeklyStack

All the sandwich news that’s fit to (re)print. Here’s what we’ve been reading this week.

A Sandwich Worth Flying For? (via Bon Appetit) — A tipster let us know the entire April issue of Bon Appetit, a magazine we don’t read, is dedicated to the glorious sandwich. The whole rag is worth a look, but we liked this piece, in which the editors shout out their favorite out-of-town (read: not in New York) sandwiches, including one in nearby Charm City!

Slideshow: Hot Melted Sandwiches (via Food and Wine) — It might not feel like it now, but spring will eventually arrive. In the meantime, while the mornings are still frigid and the nights blustery, we’ve been warming ourselves in the glow of Food and Wine’s slideshow of hot, melty sandwiches. Our favorite? The Double-Grilled Antipasto Sandwich, which features grilled, prosciutto-wrapped provolone. No kidding.

America’s 11 New Sandwich Heroes (via CNN) — This forward-looking piece from CNN highlights some emerging non-native sandwich varieties in various stages of the journey to ubiquity in the United States. Some, like the Vietnamese bánh mì and Mexican torta, are already Eat a Sandwich favorites, if not yet as widely known as the pantheon of homegrown favorites. Others are more obscure. Please, if you know where in D.C. to find a Danish smørrebrød (pickled herring, paté and egg served open-face on rye), do let us know.

And Now, D.C.’s Iconic Sandwiches Revealed (via Eater DC) — Eater did a nationwide series on each of their cities’ iconic sandwiches this week, and the list compiled for our nation’s capital is actually pretty well done. While it’s true anyone well-versed in the D.C. sandwich scene will find little surprising about Eater’s choices, it’s a great primer for the uninitiated, with picks ranging from the obvious critical darlings — Fast Gourmet’s Chivito, the Italian Store’s Capri, Wagshal’s brisket — to lesser-known but equally-beloved favorites from local haunts like A. Litteri and Stoney’s.

Eating Around Town – Stachowski’s Market (via Prince of Petworth) — Earlier this week I described myself as the Pavement of sandwich writing in D.C. Why? Because Prince of Petworth’s feature on Stachowski’s not the first example of a better-known, more widely-read blog nicking my story ideas almost immediately after I wrote them. In all seriousness, in fairness to PoP’s Abbey Becker, she chose to focus primarily on the absurdly mammoth Four-Meat Grinder, while I paid homage to the equally hefty pastrami. The lesson? You can’t go wrong at Stachowski’s.

Man Arrested After Throwing Dinner at McDonald’s Worker (via NBC Connecticut) — Man, McDonald’s workers just can’t get a break. Long hours, shitty pay, thankless work, and you never know when somebody might cock back and toss a quarter pounder in your face. Apparently this guy in Connecticut was dissatisfied with the construction of his sandwich, so he chucked it through the drive-thru window and hit the pregnant employee in the chest. Look, dude, we’ve all been there. Any can get emotional about a sandwich. But if you’re expecting an expertly-crafted, tidy burger, perhaps you best choose a different restaurant next time.

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