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Snacking: Philly Sandwiches

[Snacking by Wilfrid:  June 30, 2015]

A quick Philly trip over Memorial Day weekend left no time for restaurant dining, but plenty of gaps to be filled by what the city does so well: fast-food sandwiches.  Not just cheesesteaks, but hoagies and other buns and rolls stuffed to capacity with savory things, and wrapped as tight cylinders.

There are all the classic cheesesteak outlets around town, but if you want some variety, or just don't know what you want, kick off at Reading Terminal Market.  I loved the sandwich menu at Wursthaus Schmitz--all kinds of sausages, meatloaf, a fricadelle special. I had to get the leberkäse--a kind of fluffy liver loaf; literally liver cheese.  Doesn't look pretty.

Snacking: My DQ Disappointment

[Snacking by Wilfrid:  June 1, 2015]

Yeah, I know, I asked for this one. Dairy Queen--or DQ Grill and Chill as it seems to call itself in these parts--is really a place to order garish frozen desserts and shakes.  But hear me out.

I still remember the first time I set foot on North American soil (around 1973, 1974?) and the first hamburger joint I was taken to. It was a Dairy Queen.

For Pink Pig Readers: Discounted Bacon Bash

Just on the remote chance that some of you like pork, even in its cured form, I take pleasure in bringing you a special offer.

20% off tickets at all prices if you click on "Add Coupon" at checkout, and enter "pinkpig."  You will also be making an invaluable contribution to filling my trough by doing so.   Two sessions of baconeering on Saturday, June 23, and I hope you enjoy your rashers.

 

In case it isn't blindingly obvious, I am not the proprietor or promoter of Bacon Bash, and this is a courtesy offer.  By purchasing tickets you enter into a contract with third parties, not me.

Snacking: Is That A Brooklyn Shake Shack I See Before Me?

[Snacking by Wilfrid:  March 17, 2010]

Imagine a Shake Shack in Brooklyn.  That would stir some excitement, no?  The first in that proud boro.  But located where, exactly?

Snacking: A Reuben Remedy

[Snacking by Wilfrid:  February 24, 2010]

Late night, Lower East Side, seen a show, missed a meal...

One remedy is a Reuben at the Remedy Diner, a newish (couple of years?) spot on Houston and Norfolk.

Snacking: Dogmatically Dogs

[Snacking by Wilfrid:  February 16, 2010]

Since it opened, Dogmatic Dogs just off Union Square - perhaps the only eating place in the city with a happy-cow-abattoir mural - has filled a niche for me.

It's the niche which used to be filled, slightly more expensively, by 'wichcraft in its original location.

Snacking: The Permanent Brunch Burger

[Snacking by Wilfrid: November 21, 2009]

Here's one in the eye for all those who believe burgers today should be smashed flat on the grill.

The Permanent Brunch burger is getting taller.  Indeed, if I liked their onion rings...

Snacking: Kolache Mama

[Snacking by Wilfrid: October 28, 2009]

This cheery little storefront take-out spot hard by Grand Central has hopes of being a chain.

The owners hope New Yorkers are ready to fall for the koláč - a stuffed dough snack from the Czech Republic.

Snacking: Swanky Sliders At Mark

[Snacking by Wilfrid:  October 21, 2009]

Color me surprised.  I assumed this would be another entrant in the hipsterly downmarket stakes, doing its best to look like a greasy spoon pit-stop.  Not at all.

Smooth-countered, amber-lit and attractively staffed, it's a bit upmarket for St Mark's.  Does not look like a tattoo parlor.

Snacking: More From Sunny And Annie's

[Snacking by Wilfrid:  October 19, 2009]

I do not know that I am obsessed yet with the myriad creations of the sandwich man at Sunny and Annie's Deli on 6th St and Avenue B.

It may just be that I find myself here too often after watching post-season ball games at Manitoba's across the street.