Between the Bread

I love sandwiches and cocktails — often together. But I've never eaten a grilled cheese and thought, "you know what would be good with this? A martini." Apparently, that comfort food and booze combo makes sense Beecher's.

The Seattle cheese emporium, which recently opened in NYC, has an off-menu item called the grilled cheese martini, which is exactly what it sounds like: grilled cheese sandwich-infused vodka, shaken with fresh tomatoes, muddled basil, and tomato juice.

Now here's the really terrifying part: Beecher's isn't the first to mix up a grilled cheese martini. Clive's in Victoria, BC, makes one with grilled cheese rum.  Would you dare order one?

Apparently it's sandwich truck week at Between the Bread, with news that a new waffle sandwich truck called Brass Knuckle will be hitting the streets of San Francisco in January. I am a big fan of the waffle sandwich, but I didn't realize it was really a thing that other people ate. (Well, besides the RZA.)

The menu sounds interesting, but most of the items — spicy fried chicken salad and slaw on a lemon waffle; beets, eggplant, and blue cheese on a parsley garlic waffle — sound a little complicated for me. What I love most about waffle sandwiches is the sweet/salty combo, so I'll have to taste these to really decide. Do you like waffle sandwiches?

I've already considered the Pop Tart ice cream sandwich, and now we have this experiment from Slate's Gastro Lab. In the video, two tinkerers try out several innovative uses of Pop Tarts, including a BLT made with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts in place of bread. In college, low-fat Brown Suga Cinnamon Pop Tarts were my idea of a health food, so I must confess: I'd eat the crap out of this sandwich. What do you think about Pop Tarts as bread?

How many different ways can you make doughnut sandwich? At least nine, according to this roundup from Woman's Day. Paula Deen gained infamy for her Krispy Kreme bacon cheeseburger (pictured), but doughnuts have also been used to make chicken sandwiches, ice cream sandwiches, and, hilariously, veggie burgers. I like doughnuts, and I like sandwiches, but I prefer to keep them separate. How about you?

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I'm no sandwich snob, so I'm not embarrassed to admit that I like Subway sandwiches. From high school through adulthood, they have gotten me through many late-night deadlines and road trips. I love the bread, the funny little cheese triangles, the oil and vinegar and olives — all of it!

According to recent news, Subway could soon have more stores than McDonald's. I know sandwich lovers who poo-poo Subway, and if given the choice, I'll eat at a local shop instead. But if the choice is between Subway and other fast food, I welcome the healthier sandwiches. What say you?

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Last time Andrew I and went to Ike's, he ordered the MILF: chicken, stuffed jalapeño poppers, Frank's Red Hot Sauce, and ranch dressing. The use of cheesy peppers in place of cheese is nothing short of brilliant, but mostly the MILF is just a ranchy mess. Despite the fact that Wendy's "ranch tooth" commercial (below) is one of my all-time favorites, I'm not really a fan of ranch on sammies. You?