My New Favorite Sandwich is 700 Miles Away!

So, on my recent honeymoon to Portland, I took it upon myself to try the fruits of the land up North. Great seafood abounds in Portland, and I wanted to try a bit of everything. Let me elaborate...

Today's Sandwich
Old Port Sandwich Shop's Crab Wrap
Crab Meat
Mayo
Sprouts
Tomato
Lettuce
Spinach Wrap

This sandwich was a dream. I love crab steamed and in cake form, so it was not surprising that I liked this sandwich so much. Old Port Sandwich Shop is located near the coast of Portland, in the "Old Port" section of town. We had been out on the town all day, and I was starving when I got there. Under advisement of the sandwich artist on staff, I tried the crab with mayo, and I think it was a great move. It was a nice compliment to the sweetness of the crab meat, and this particular meat was VERY fresh. It tasted like they pulled it out of the water right before I walked in the door. Fantastic. I've tried to recreate the sandwich here at home, but it just hasn't been the same. Blue crab from the Bay may be a good substitute, I will let you know when I have the extra money to buy some. Anyway, mark this as a strong contender for "sandwich of the year". Oh man, does that exist? If not, I am totally inventing that award. I'll be back tomorrow to write about Portland's microbrew scene!

Update I found a link to the shop I was talking about. You know, in case someone in Portland reads this. Probably not going to get a lot of traffic from me...

My Time As A Sandwich Supervisor

Today's sandwich is a passport to a land where my wedding is final and done. A taste vacation, if you will, that lets me escape the all encompassing vortex that is planning a wedding. Not even really planning a wedding, just listening to someone complain about planning a wedding. Good thing this sandwich ripped me away for a second. As for today's beer, I will likely be drinking them too fast to write about it.

Today's Sandwich
Joe's Market MTO
Sun Dried Tomato Wrap
Turkey
Honey Mustard
Horseradish Spread
Avocado
Tomatoes
Banana Peppers
Lettuce
Provolone Cheese

Sometimes it is nice to have someone do your dirty work for you! For those of you who don't know, MTO is the single greatest combination of letters in the English lexicon. Go to Sheetz if you don't believe me. I oversaw a small woman construct this delicious turkey monstrosity. I say monstrosity not because of it's taste, but because of it's epic proportions. It filled me up right, and I like that. Joe's Market has a fantastic horseradish cream sauce that perks up an ordinary sandwich; and of course I couldn't resist some honey mustard to accompany. Anyway, back to getting yelled at for seating arrangements.

Be Warned: Cabbage Attack Coming

Ugh, today’s sandwich was a tough one. It is very rare that I detest a sandwich, but I have totally found my worst sandwich enemy. Remember how a few days ago I said “I have run the gamut as far as sandwiches at work go”. Yeah, I found the nadir today. This monstrosity was 90% cabbage and 10% everything else (Margin = 9%). I don’t even really like cabbage! Anyway, here is a picture of my worst mistake yet. You guys should feel lucky I took this hit for you. Already this sandwich experiment has gone horribly awry...

Today’s Sandwich
Shanghai Chicken Noodle Wrap
Chicken
Cabbage
Carrots
Asian Dressing (barely!)
Noodles
Tortilla

It is a terrible, awful, frightening sandwich. I should not even call it a sandwich. I should call it a mistake. The chicken had no flavor and was crazy dry. That made me want the Asian dressing really bad, but it was barely even there. To top it all off, it came on a plain flour tortilla. I mean, come on!? At least make it an herb or spinach wrap or something! Ugh, I wanted to jump over the counter and show these rookies how it is done.