Between the Bread

Sandwich Share: The Colossal Reuben at Carnegie Deli

nancyeinhart — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:40:29 -0700

Katz's Delicatessen on the Lower East Side arguably has the best pastrami in NYC, but Carnegie Deli has the biggest, without a doubt. Between the Bread reader Danielle recently ordered the $16 Reuben at the famous Midtown deli. All I can say is, OMG.

Write Danielle: "There is bread way down under the piles of pastrami. I added lots of mustard." It's possible to have too much meat, but you can never have too much mustard.

Have you recently eaten a sandwich worth sharing? Send in your sandwich photos to nancy@betweenthebreadblog.com, along with a description of what's on your sandwich.

'Wich Trip: Saul's Deli in Berkeley

nancyeinhart — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:32:24 -0700

With boxes of matzoh overlooking loaves of Acme Bread, Saul's Restaurant & Deli in Berkeley is the countercultural deli counter. The Kosher joint recently stopped serving salami until it could find a sustainable supplier, yet its corned beef is worthy of Katz's. I was already planning a trip to Saul's before it surfaced in a recent New York Times story about the sustainable deli movement, but the attention is well-deserved. Check it out below.

How to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day With Sandwiches

nancyeinhart — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:29:30 -0700

Ireland may not be famous for its sandwiches, but as I learned on a recent trip to Dublin, it makes some of the best bread I've ever eaten. Lucky for you, I've found a few ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day between the bread. Click through the photos to start the party.

'Wich Trip: Katz's Deli, Part I - The Reuben

nancyeinhart — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:09:57 -0700

It's not easy to eat an entire Reuben at Katz's, the legendary New York deli founded in 1888 - especially considering I haven't eaten corned beef or really any red meat in about eight years. But on my recent NYC sandwichstravaganza, I pretty much devoured this baby, except for a hearty overflow of meat that spilled out onto the plate. It was just too good to abandon in the interest of fullness.

Katz's is most famous for its pastrami, and with good reason (more on that in Part II). But the relatively new Reuben, added after the deli stopped keeping Kosher about 20 years ago, is not to be missed. Served on untoasted rye bread, three inches of soft, crumbly corned beef are covered with sauerkraut, a blanket of swiss, and homemade Russian dressing. Click through the gallery and you'll reconsider always ordering pastrami.