Talia Lavin: i feel a lot of emotions about this 57-sandwich thing

i feel a lot of emotions about this 57-sandwich thing

@swordsjew.bsky.social Is this a coincidence or what? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

57 Sandwiches That Define New York Citywww.nytimes.com A portrait of the five boroughs between two slices of bread.

mainly crushing insecurity if im honest

Fwiw when I first saw it thought “they’re stealing Talia’s bit!” But they’re not. It exists in another universe, of like, here’s where you should go eat.

well chris im just unreasonably passionate about sandwiches and wish "sandwich bard" was a more viable profession to be honest

Talia, I work for a sandwich place and let me tell you, your sandwich songs are a real inspiration.

sandos are part of the beautiful act of creation that make us human

My favorite icebreaker for students is “tell me about a sandwich that makes you happy, and remember we’re in Massachusetts, where a hot dog is legally a sandwich”

You are the sandwich bard that’s not open to debate. It is incumbent on us not you to make that a viable trade.

That domain is free btw 🙂

It’s as if they’ve given Francis Bacon Lettuce and Tomato credit for writing the Sandwich Bard’s work.

Same. 100% same.

I'm getting extremely tempted to write a DnD5e subclass for that...

I prefer Talia’s visceral rhapsodic takes - yeah, I said it. I DON’T LIVE IN NEW YORK, PEOPLE.

Thank you! There is a world of fine sandwiches beyond the burrows, where most of us happen to dwell. Talia is truly the Sandwich Bard of the People.

The NYT’s article made me want to go to NYC (I already did). Talia’s articles made me want to go to the south east part of the upper peninsula of Michigan. Talia wins this one

She has also convinced me that the rich are lizard people with her club sandwich article

We're all waiting for Talia to get around to our towns' signature sandwiches.

And her writing makes this look like yelp.

That said, I’d eat the hell out of a lot of those sandwiches.

I had the same thought. Don't miss, and all that 😏

I saw it and you and your work was truly the first thing I thought of 💜

thanks jess that honestly means a lot 🥲 like 12 people sent it to me and i was like Yes I Am Aware I Do Not Work For The New York Times

Stop. You’re the impetus.

[steve james voice] Just you 57 sandwiches against Talia Lavin? Master of Jibarito! Muffaletta! Pasty Barm! And all other kinda sammich you ain't NEVER heard of? AHAHAHAHA!

As others said, I saw this and thought their work was derivative of yours

I prefer crushing hot pastrami if I’M honest (I’ll see myself out)

If it helps any, I like your sandwich stories better.

Crowd fund a 57 sandwich project

Yours is better

im so confused.... where are the dense ramblings about the folly of war

❤️❤️❤️❤️

100%

Wait, this piece about sandwiches isn't a deep exploration of cultural memory and resilience in the face of war, dispossession, and diaspora? Of the legacy of imperialism? On what it means to live and cherish that living? How can one possibly understand the sandwich without these??

All of them completely justified. Years ago a journalist friend told me NYT journalists are known for pirating work in small pubs and passing it off as original and wow have I seen a thousand examples since then.

Prose as leaden as a day-old pambazo

I know this is going to be controversial, but I do not enjoy the thick dense meat pile NY style sandwich. It's too much for me, the nuances of the other ingredients are lost.

i mean new york has like ten thousand or more sandwich varieties but i think you mean the classic jewish deli meat on rye which, while delicious to me, i acknowledge is not for everyone

i would, however, argue it's worth seeking out a real authentic jewish deli and giving the ol' pile of pastrami with sharp mustard a shot, cuz ny and ny style are not precisely the same

I am on the other side of the country, but if anyone has a recommendation for the PNW I am all ears.

ive never been here so grain of kosher salt, but this website is hitting the right notes for me (lokshen kugel, gribenes) dingfelders.com

Dingfelder's Delicatessen, Seattle - Dingfelder's Delicatessendingfelders.com We are an authentic NY Jewish Delicatessen. Serving pastrami, corned beef, and egg salad sandwiches in Capitol Hill, Seattle

Thank You, I'll take a look when I'm in the area.

Sadly Portland's Jewish delis closed, except for the vegan one. I guess that niche is ripe for another experiment.

I went to Kornblatt's a couple times, I wish I had gone more.

You are making be way too hungry at almost 10 PM.

I get a Reuben at Granzella’s every time I happen to be in the vicinity of Williams, CA

Mmmmm...Pastrami.

I do enjoy a ruben on occasion, but the weather has to be bad.

One of my local Jewish delis, Zaftig's in Brookline, actually has a sandwich called "the New Yorker" which is just corned beef and pastrami with swiss on rye, and I absolutely love it

NYC, City of Food. The last time i was back there for maybe 3 days and I ate approximately 5 meals each day. Kept returning to the Jewish delis.

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