Viva Cuba!

Today's sandwich is in honor of Castro stepping down. As for today's beer... well it is in honor of Cuba's reputation of human rights violations. I certainly feel like I spent a lifetime in hell when I was drinking it...


Today's Sandwich
Grilled Cuban Sandwich
Sliced ham
Roast pork
Swiss cheese
Pickle
Mustard sauce
Coleslaw
Hoagie roll

The sandwich featured today is the Grilled Cuban Sandwich. I was invited to eat lunch in honor of a coworker/jerk leaving his job, and we made our way over to the Tobacco Company Restaurant. This sandwich was great; however I felt that if I am eating something from Cuba, it should be spicy. Unfortunately, it was not very spicy. In fact, it was more like a BBQ sandwich than anything else, and it was accented well by the coleslaw. Good though! Now I don't have to see stupid Jonny at work anymore...

Today's Beer
Bud Light Chelada

OK, so I know what you are thinking. Who on Earth would willingly drink that!? Well, your instincts are right; only a fool drinks this. I was foolish enough to start writing about sandwiches. Now I am foolish enough to drink new beers even though they do not sound appealing at all.
I'd like to draw your attention to a certain part of the can. As you can see it contains "Salt and Lime - The Perfect Combination". Clearly, that is a lie. Skittles and beer, now that's the perfect combination. I don't know how to describe this, other than to say it is like drinking rancid tomato juice. Neither Clamato or Bud Light are particularly good, and combining them do not help any!

Travelog: A Surprising Find

Today’s sandwich comes to you from far away land in the New World. I had a two hour layover in Hotlanta, which gave me just enough time to reward myself for not going crazy in the large crowd of roaming travelers. I needed something quick, because I had to catch my next flight to Las Vegas. Of course, a sandwich was the first thing I thought of.
Something funny happened while I was waiting to get this bad boy. My traveling companion and I had sat down and ordered two tall refreshing beverages without the waiter questioning our age. Afterwards, a man and woman, clearly in their forties or more, sat down next to us and the waiter decided that he needed to see their ID’s. Not unusual I suppose, but I found it odd that he asked for their ID’s but not ours. After all, I am still a spry 23 years old. But apparently, I look fifty. Who knew? Maybe I have more gray hairs than I realize…

Today’s Sandwich
Boston BBQ Sandwich, Samuel Adams Restaurant
Kaiser Roll
Pulled Pork BBQ
Coleslaw

An amazingly good combination of Sam Adam’s Boston Lager and the Boston BBQ sandwich from their restaurant in Atlanta’s airport. Generally, I would stay away from a southern delicacy served in the style of the North; however this blog is about experimenting. And it is a good thing I took this gamble. The heavy, spicy, and flavorful combination of pulled pork BBQ matched perfectly with Sam Adam’s flagship lager. Not too sweet or heavy, the lager was a great match. If I do this long enough, I should publish a guide to my favorite sandwich and beer combinations. This would definitely be at the top of the list.