What better way to celebrate the Golden Age of the Sandwich than with the Big New York Sandwich Book. A gorgeous collection of more than 99 delicious sandwich recipes from a “who’s who” of talented chefs, such as Dan Barber, Daniel Boulud, Jean-Georges Vongherichten, Mario Batali, and beloved restaurants in New York City, it is a virtual map–in sandwiches–of New York’s diversity. From the classic deli-style sandwich to the exotic haute sandwiches, there is a sandwich for everyone.

– Amazon.com product description, “The Big New York Sandwich Book.”

OK, accuse me of jealousy all you want, but I’ve got some beef with this book before I even buy it and crack it open (as I almost inevitably will). “The Golden Age of the Sandwich”? What’s that supposed to mean?

The sandwich is timeless! Nearly every civilization ever has wrapped protein in starch. Every age of the sandwich is the Golden Age of the Sandwich because sandwiches are inherently golden. I don’t know who’s responsible for that product description, but if you think this right here is the Golden Age of the Sandwich you might as well go pee all over the grave of John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. Do you know about him? He didn’t even really invent the sandwich but just lends his name to it because he liked them like basically everyone in history does.

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