Category: Sandwiches

Kwik Trip Update

In my previous posts about Kwik Trip, I reminisced about their roots, when I used to do some business with them and they only had a couple stores in LaCrosse, WI.  Today, there are over 400 stores, and 12,000 employees.  If you live in the Upper Midwest, there’s a store near you.  What makes Kwik… Continue reading Kwik Trip Update

Portland, OR – Wagsys Hot Beef Sandwiches

( 5th and Oak St., downtown Portland, OR) I’ve been blessed to have lived in some of the great food cities of the world; and there’s always at least one local favorite I miss when I have moved away from those burgs – Italian beef from Chicago, po-boys from New Orleans to mention two. Heating… Continue reading Portland, OR – Wagsys Hot Beef Sandwiches

Utterly Confused about Andersen’s Pea Soup

It’s as “thick as pea soup”, an old adage goes. Well, just how thick IS pea soup supposed to be? And what WAS as “thick as pea soup?” To the latter, it was a reference to the fogs that use to settle in on the United Kingdom, back in the days when factories and homes… Continue reading Utterly Confused about Andersen’s Pea Soup

Video – How “Gas Station” Sandwiches Are Made

My definition of a “gas station sandwich” is the sammies one finds in vending,  convenience stores, mini marts, (and gas stations) cello-packed, ready to eat.  I’ve written a lot about them in the past, and my favorites (for quality) are made by the catering arm of Lufthansa airlines, and distributed by 7-Elevens in the Pacific… Continue reading Video – How “Gas Station” Sandwiches Are Made

California Wide – Fosters Freeze Review

Foster’s Freeze, started in Inglewood, California  by George Foster in 1946, and claims to be California’s oldest fast food chain.   They now have nearly 100 locations, as well as a marketing agreement with El Pollo Loco, which sells their ice cream (soft serve) products. The full name is Foster’s Old Fashion Freeze, and the full-line… Continue reading California Wide – Fosters Freeze Review

Tarzana, CA – Morts Delicatessen

Bada bing! Mort’s has been around so long, I am sure they catered to Moses at some point. Tucked in a strip mall, at the back of a grocery store parking lot, Mort’s is a full-service traditional delicatessen (restaurant and meat counter) with an attached bakery. This used to be a regular haunt of mine… Continue reading Tarzana, CA – Morts Delicatessen

I Invent the WeenieBurger

A few weeks ago, I made frankfurters at home, I usually do this once or twice a year. The recipe is rather simple beef and pork on a 2/1 ratio, paprika, black pepper, celery seeds, garlic powder, dry milk powder, ground mustard, white pepper,coriander, and salt. You process this all, adding ice cubes slowly until… Continue reading I Invent the WeenieBurger

Indian River, NC – D Moe’s Famous Hot Dogs

(Update:  This location now closed) Ran into this place, hiding in the out lot of a strip mill, in Indian Trail, North Carolina. This is a brand new building, but I didn’t inquire if they were at another location previously, or why the hot dogs were famous. They have a wide variety of ‘specialties’, which… Continue reading Indian River, NC – D Moe’s Famous Hot Dogs

Hillshire Farms Deli Meat Review

Ai yi yi. So in 1939, Nathan Cummings acquired the CD Kenny company, which begat the Sprague Warner Kenny Company, which became Consolidated Grocers, which became Consolidated Foods Corporation, which acquired The Kitchens of Sara Lee, which became Consolidated’s largest brand so they changed their name to Sara Lee, and they acquired Hillshire Farms, which… Continue reading Hillshire Farms Deli Meat Review