#cold cuts
March 3rd is…
Cold Cuts Day - Call them lunch meats, deli meats, sandwich meats, or cold cuts. Some like them thick, while others stack them a mile high. Others still just like them with cheese and crackers. However you like them, National Cold Cuts Day was made for sandwich and snack makers.
Hospitalist Day - Hospitalists manage patient care throughout their inpatient stay and have been proven to reduce readmissions while also serving as leaders in quality improvement and patient safety.
I Want You To Be Happy Day - Encourages us to do something that makes others happy. It also asks us to see others’ happiness from their point of view. Putting a smile on someone’s face tends to put one on ours, too.
Mulled Wine Day - Mulled spirits are wine and liquors that have been heated and spiced. Mulled wine is usually made with red wine with various spices, fruits and sometimes slightly sweetened with honey. Popular blends include cinnamon, nutmeg, citrus, vanilla, anise, cloves, raisins, or pears. Wine was first recorded as spiced and heated in First Century Rome. The combination of heated spirits and spices is a warm welcome on a cold winter’s day and has long been considered a balm against illness during this time of year.
National Anthem Day - Commemorates the day the United States adopted “The Star-Spangled Banner” as its National Anthem. Written by Francis Scott Key, the “Star-Spangled Banner” became the National Anthem in 1931.
Soup It Forward Day - When making one of your favorite soups at home, Soup it Forward. Deliver a healing pot of your delicious chicken noodle or split pea to a family or friend in need. Perhaps they have been ill or down on their luck. Whatever the situation, a little of your home cooking and a visit will be a nice change.
World Hearing Day - Raises awareness about hearing loss prevention. It’s also a day that promotes ear and hearing care.According to the World Health Organization, 466 million people worldwide, or 5 percent of the world’s population, are affected by hearing loss. Thirty-four million of those affected by hearing loss are children. If we do nothing, over 900 million people will have disabling hearing loss by 2050.
World Wildlife Day - A celebration to all life on our planet. The yearly event is regarded as the most important, raising awareness about threatened and endangered plants and animals.
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FromJersey Mike’s Subs:
I’ve grown up in Jersey, but it was in NY that I’m finally trying Jersey Mike’s. Subs are good, but I never crave them and I never get subs for lunch. Today was a different story.
A mini portion of the Super Sub with Mike’s Way without the onions.
Cost: $5.85
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Cochon Butcher in New Orleans
http://www.cochonbutcher.com/new-orleans
Muffuletta Sandwich REVIEW:
This was the best sandwich (non-burger) we had in New Orleans. I still have the video of my friend taking her first bite, and the look of sheer joy and pleasure which crossed her face. Nothing can be wrong in the world when you’re eating this sandwich. Let me break it down. Cochon scratch makes all of it’s cold cuts and sausages in house, makes its own olive salad, and bakes its own bread fresh every day. It really comes down to not only the symphony of the flavors that should work together simply because of the ingredients complementing each other, but the quality of the ingredients themselves. The bread was crispy and moist, with the flavor of the sesame seeds adding nicely to the flavor profile of the sandwich. The mortadella, salami, ham and cheese added varying shades of saltiness and soft textural differences. The olive salad was also fresh and delicious, with just the right amount of marinade and seasoning. You guys, this sandwich is, as Guy Fieri would say, ‘the bomb dot com’. It is so good that we tried this before going on a food tour later that day, because on the food tour we tried some shitty hipster version of a muffuletta with focaccia instead of traditional muffuletta bread (created exclusively for this sandwich!), with ridiculously stingy amounts of filling and with a sad SAD excuse for an olive salad. I made a point of telling everyone on the tour not to let that be their first impression of the sandwich, and to go to Cochon to get a taste of the real deal. It is a perfect bite of warm, melty cold cut sandwich. The heat from the griddle elevated the cold cuts and melted the cheese which added a very pleasant creaminess to the sandwich. It was lovely and juicy, as can be appreciated in the second picture. I could go on forever, but the only way to truly appreciate this masterpiece in its full glory is to head down to Cochon in New Orleans and try it for yourself. Fair warning, it is a pretty generous portion, so go hungry, and you will leave not only with a full stomach, but with a happy heart and a smile on your face.
Epilogue
Quote from my friend: “That fucking shit rocks”.
Staff were friendly and order came in a timely manner straight to the table after ordering at the deli counter.
*****/***** five stars out of five
ORIGINAL PICTURES
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Muffuletta Sandwich from Cochon Butcher in New Orleans
http://www.cochonbutcher.com/new-orleans
ORIGINAL PICTURE
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Muffuletta from the Central Grocery in New Orleans
http://www.centralgrocerynola.com
This was a really good sandwich. It was not the best muffuletta we had, (that review will come later!), but the olive salad by itself was. It had lots of flavor, and there were actual chunks of olive and other ingredients which gave it a more robust texture, and highlighted each ingredient more, since it was less of a homogenous spread. Central Grocery makes it’s own cold cuts, and these were thick and flavorful (but again, this was not the best! Stay tuned!). The store itself is definitely worth visiting since they have lots of interesting food, such as a wide variety of beans, grains and pasta. They claim that they created the original muffuletta, and it is definitely a good representation of the sandwich. Really enjoyable and would definitely recommend.
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