Between the Bread

Everybody loves sandwiches, but this year more than ever, sandwiches were everywhere. I could barely step away from my blog without missing some piece of breaking sandwich news. And what weird news it was. Here are the top 10 sandwich news stories of 2010.

1. Blimpie sandwiches sued for not being meaty enough
2. The rise of sustainable sandwich making
3. Chef creates a $176 cheese sandwich
4. Denny's creates a $4 fried cheese sandwich
5. Underground grilled cheese maker delivers on the DL
6. Carl's Jr. tests a footlong cheeseburger
7. Candwich sandwich in a can named in SEC lawsuit
8. Man dislocates his jaw eating giant sandwich
9. Three words: Selleck waterfall sandwich
10. And the biggest sandwich story of 2010: KFC debuts the Double Down

Source: Flickr User Daves Cupboard

I kid my brother that his sole criteria for evaluating a restaurant is by its mozzarella sticks — really, are mozzarella sticks ever bad? When I saw this news about Denny's new Fried Cheese Melt sandwich, I thought about having my bro drive to Denny's to write a review.

Part of Denny's new value menu, the Fried Cheese Melt consists of four fried mozzarella sticks, plus American cheese, on two slices of sourdough bread, grilled and served with a side of marinara sauce. It sounds a little gross, yet when the persecuted Ike's Place puts mozzarella sticks on a sandwich, as on the Super Mario, it's yummy. From the looks of that photo, Denny's version worries me, though of course, neither sandwich is exactly light. Would you try a fried cheese stick sandwich?