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Cheyenne's avatar

Ooh! Sandwiches! The light-hearted distraction I need. Faves are:

1. Chicken Salad Sandwich at La Boulangerie in New Orleans. It’s got some bite!

2. The KGB at Cheba Hut in Denver—roast beef and horseradish. So good!

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Barbara Simmons's avatar

I make a curry chicken salad with raisins, apple bits, celery, toasted almonds slices on sourdough toast, it's is awesome. I make it 🔥 🥵 too, love that.

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Deborah L Williams's avatar

I had a BLT at the Morgan Library Cafe that was transcendent: beautiful bread, rocket, perfect organic crispy bacon, but what made it special was the T: more of a roasted cherry tomato sort of thing, not a jam, but smoky and roasty and tangy. FREAKING FABULOUS. AND at a Library!!

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Lara Starr's avatar

I have a friend who believes the first sandwich you eat in the new year sets the tone for the year :)

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Alicia's avatar

A good ol’ Primanti Bros sandwich from the Burgh for me. Nothing like a sandwich with fries on it! Gabrielle, is your new book also available to pre-order on other Amazon platforms (eg. France, Germany)? If not, I’ll grab the audio book. :)

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Gabrielle Blair's avatar

That’s a great question and I don’t know the answer but I’ll find out.

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Maria Gomez's avatar

Sandwiches! I agree the Jambon beurre is the best- I always get them when we’re in France. In Belmont, California there was a deli that made a Thanksgiving sandwich with turkey, cranberry sauce, and cream cheese that was deceptively amazing, and at home I love to make an albacore tuna mixed a little celery, red onion, Greek yogurt, and mustard and then layer it with avocado and standard potato chips! Hah!

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Sarah Rivanis's avatar

Hold up. You lived in Athens, Greece too? On your list of books to write (I saw some suggest the next one should be on marriage/partnership, and I think that would be excellent), add your life story. I keep learning more amazing things you’ve done in the past, while enjoying the ones in the present.

Sandwich: roasted sweet potato with honey, sun-dried tomatoes, arugula, and goat cheese on good crusty bread.

Can’t wait for the upcoming essay.

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maryse's avatar

The classic jambon beurre is my favorite. And when I’m in France we eat it every day. And sometimes I’ll make a thinly sliced roast pork with celeri rémoulade on a baguette sandwich. I mean honestly any sandwich on a fresh baguette elevates a sandwich.

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Marie O'Meara's avatar

Still traumatised from lumps of butter hiding in 1980's sandwiches because the butter was kept in the fridge and it didn't spread well 😕 so not a fan of sandwiches or butter but i could happily survive on pitta and hummus forever 😀

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EllenJP's avatar

Thank you very much for spelling "all right" properly -- I'm an editor (and teacher) and it just kills me to see "alright" all the time. Trying to fix it seems to be a lost cause ... but when it's done correctly, I do a little dance in my heart. Merci mille fois :)

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