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Catching up

Thank you to everyone who has continued to check in and send me sandwich news while I take a break from the blog to devote my downtime elsewhere.

I've received an amazing number of sandwich links from friends of the blog, and I'm working my way though them now.

The most urgent update is New York mag's Dream Come True sweepstakes, due to three-way combination of people's suggestions, my tardiness and the sweepstakes' awesomeness. Sandyfriends Trisha and Stu both tipped me off, as did others whose emails are unfindable. Win the thing and you'll get a sandwich a day for a year. I have a lot of dreams I'd like to come true, but I won't deny that daily sandwiches rank highly on the list.

The entry cost for the drawing is looking at NYC's 101 best sandwiches (according to New York magazine). I'm a fan of their Grub Street section, and also stumbled on this impressively definitive list. I'm also ashamed to say they're leading the NY sandwich journalism game by a lightyear. But I like to think It's What Between gives you a level of detail and a wealth of random snippets you won't find in other sandwich-related news sources. For example, here's a cartoon via @Lauren816 that will blow your mind.

I could and should go into great depth about the sandwiches from the list of 101 that I've eaten and my opinions of them, but I'll save that for later. For now, I just ask that you keep sending me sandwich news (which I'll eventually share) and to dish up any sandwich photos, reviews, stories, tips, adventures, controversies or deals that you have to offer.

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Alex said…
"Think About Your Troubles" still makes me giggle

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