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jeeeeeesuuuuuuuus

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Turkey pesto : homemade roasted turkey breast, melted mozzarella, basil pesto, avocado & tomato wrap panini

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Happy Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day! This year, I got out to Hobby's Deli in Newark. I got the hot pastrami sandwich, of course (pictured), and followed it up with a corned beef sandwich.

Both were incredible.

I wrote it up on the blog. Give it a read here!

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Every single one of these is a sandwich

Rotating Sandwich Mood Board

Rotating Sandwich Mood Board

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look at dat gooooo

Quick lil egg panini for Sandwich Day. Scrambled eggs, bell peppers, cheddar, and some ground turkey on Rockland Bakery bread, smooshed.

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Reupping this in response to @staff's maniacal poll for today, National Sandwich Day.

Hot dogs have BEEN sandwiches.

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look i'm not proud of everything i've done

There was a man in a sandwich costume in an orange room, dancing. Scariest dream I’ve ever had in my life and very unsettling. Still remember it 10+ years later. Sandwich man if you’re reading this - I hate you.

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I present the Farmers Market: mozzarella, roasted red peppers, basil, truffle mustard, and mayo on brioche. Side of pickles, chips, and your choice of bubbles.

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I wouldn’t kill a person for this sandwich but I would let a not-insignificant amount of pain befall me

(@bagthebagel)

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good lookin’ sandwich right there

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Da Vinci from A Taste of Italy in Lewes, DE: Salami, soppressata, fresh mozzarella, sun-dried red peppers, roasted red peppers and EVOO.

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Polpette alla parmigiana at A Taste Of Italy in Lewes, DE. Veal, pork, and beef meatballs with red sauce and a muenster/mozzarella cheese blend. Paired with a frosty Peroni.

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Pastrami and egg on a roll from Kosher Nosh in Glen Rock.

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The Austin Cho 1.0 from Kim Chi Smoke: brisket, fatcho sauce, kimchi, remoulade and scallions on brioche.

Plus a wee plate of brisket, Korean ribs, and pork shoulder (with a side of kimchi and kajun fries) and a big fat crowler from Gearblock Brewing.

Lovely little day in Jersey.

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Brisket sandwich at Hamilton Pork in Jersey City. Brisket, cheddar, pickles, onions, ketchup, mustard on Texas toast. Sides of burnt ends beans, mac & cheese, and cole slaw. Pint of NJ Beer Co’s LBIPA.

Good to be back in JC.

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The Kosher Nosh / Glen Rock, NJ

Hello, fellow enthusiasts.

It’s been a while. Three years, in fact. My last post was about the Stage Door Deli in the Financial District waaay back in those halcyon days of 2019. I did get a hot pastrami sandwich for Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day in January 2020, but if I’m being honest with you, it wasn’t very good! And I’d rather miss a year of HPSD than post something I wasn’t actually enthusiastic about, so I didn’t post it. Trust me, you didn’t miss much.

Since then… well, you’ve been on Planet Earth, I don’t need to tell you what’s happened. It was (understandably) a touch hard to get a table anywhere in January 2021, so we went without a post a second year in a row. The 24 months following that subpar hot pastrami sandwich in 2020 have been… a lot! There’s really no other way to say it—these last two years have been the most intense of my life. On top of the pandemic, I’ve had health scares, terrible losses, and made life-changing financial and medical decisions. I released a book, transitioned to a new stage of my career, and have a new baby on the way. (I know! I can’t believe it either.)

Through managing all of it, I feel a bit like I lost touch with a part of myself. Don’t worry, I’m not kicking myself over it; there were an abundance of justifiable reasons to put that part of myself on the backburner. Looking back on the past two years now, in a period of my life that at least feels like I’m coming out of it, one thing I’m struck with is how gradually it happened. At no point did I say, “OK, today’s the day I stop grilling all the time, or hosting parties, or organizing online game nights.” It just happened.

I lost touch with my enthusiasm.

So what does this have to do with Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day? Well first off, permit an Elder Millennial to wax on his outdated blogging platform, please. But secondly, I can’t think of a better way to tap back into that part of myself than consuming an inhuman pile of warm, tenderly-brined meat slathered with hot brown mustard and lovingly heaved upon a slice of rye, with another atop it. In my mind, there’s nothing that comes as close to approximating a hug in sandwich form as a hot pastrami sandwich, and there’s no better way to get back in touch with yourself than diving back into an old tradition—even one you made up and don’t do for anyone but yourself.

So friends, with all that said, I’d like to formally welcome you to Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day 2022.

Where are we? We went west, young man, all the way across the Hudson to the Kosher Nosh in Glen Rock, NJ. Since 1976, this everything-you-need-nothing-you-don’t Jewish deli has been serving up kosher classics to local folks. Light on the fanfare, heavy on the tastiness.

What are we getting? Hot pastrami sandwiches, of course. This year, I kept it simple with pastrami on rye and a bit of mustard, with coleslaw, a pickle, and potato chips on the side.

How was it? See for yourself:

It was exceptional. Finely cut, tender, moist, and just the right amount of saltiness. While Katz’s ridiculously thick-cut pastrami remains my favorite (I like it thick, what can I say), this has easily catapulted itself into second place. Truly just a wonderful sandwich.

Should we go back? Definitely, especially if you’re in the area and want to get lunch with me. Great vibe and old-school ambience:

All in all, The Kosher Nosh is a top-flight kosher deli. The pastrami was tasty, the service prompt, the dining room kind and welcoming. Can’t ask for anything more on a cold day in January.

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The Highlander from Ike’s Big Mouth in Waldwick. Chicken cutlet, cheddar, lettuce, red onion, pickles, mayo, spicy mango & habanero sauce. Stellar.

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I have been waiting, like, five freaking years for Tumblr to discover this post.

I made this specifically for you lunatics!

Anyway I’m glad you found it. Read more about it here: www.thesandwichenthusiast.com/recipes/grilled-cheese-made-out-of-cheese

I made a grilled cheese entirely out of cheese for Grilled Cheese Day.