Note-able #2: The renaming of a city...

Way back in the day, I used to go to Slick's (127 South Ferry Street, Schenectady, NY) for lunch with the gang from General Electric.  A downsizing, a few life/career detours and 20 years later, they are still making one of the best and biggest sandwiches in these United States.

So...based on the size of these monsters and other offerings the Earl of Sandwich would drool over, I am hereby renaming Schenectady, The City of the Big Sandwich.   

Here are your requisite food porn photos dear followers.

Exhibit A:

Ham and cheese on rye with mustard, chips and pickles.  Molson Canadian Light.

Exhibit B:

Roast beef on rye with mayo, chips and pickles.  Labatt's pint.

Here are some sweet artsy renderings of the business and signage, courtesy of Agnes:

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Note-able #1

I am starting a new type of post.  Quick notes on our various food finds, hence Note-able above.

The first entry will be Peace Tea.  We found this at the Off Main Grocery on Griffing Avenue in fabulous downtown River City.  A great glug for ninety nine cents.  Well within the Great Recession budget and the Caddyshack motif brought back memories of VCR tapes, ice cold Schmidt's long necks and Chevy Chase long before it all went so terribly, terribly wrong.

PS: The verdict is on the sexy turnip: the bacon really did the trick and made for a tasty side at Easter.  That said, making a puree of said sexy turnip with butter and cream and then adding bacon might be more work than the end result is actually worth.  There are boatloads of fresh veg that don't need that much love.

PPS: We still owe you: Easter photos and our NYC montage.  I haven't forgot.  I'm pacing myself.

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