REVIEW: Katz's

DON'T GO HERE. The sandwiches are average, the environment is stress-inducing and unfriendly, it's crowded and way overpriced.

Masala burger + Tzatziki in a Baked Tortilla

I made this sandwich more than any other while living in Portland. It requires those Trader Joe's Masala burgers that are no longer within close reach for me. After heating one of those up, mash it onto a flour tortilla, top it with cheese, and put it in the oven until the tortilla is crispy/the cheese has melted. In the meantime, thinly chop some cucumber, raw garlic, and onion and add to yogurt (I used Greek yogurt). Then add some lemon juice, olive oil, and a bit of salt and you've got tzatziki. Not sure how authentic that is... Apply a thick layer to tortilla and then add whatever else you want like some mixed greens.

Tempeh + Kimchi

Tempeh marinated in some kind of sesame sauce, homemade kimchi (really spicy), cuke, mayo on fancy white bread. So good, makes me miss Portland.

TUNA MELT

This tuna melt happened a long time ago back when I was on the West coast and had dispensable income since I was attending a state school and had LEFTOVER money. Since returning to Bard I haven't made a single memorable sandwich but no worries I'm still going through some old material and once I run out I'll figure something out.



Anyway, this tuna melt was on delicious, fresh black olive focaccia from New Seasons. I can't remember what exactly I put in the tuna (apologies) but it was probably some of that homemade rosemary garlic mayo, perhaps a tad of dijon, some onion, pepper, lemon juice, the usual. Then I put it in the oven with a thick slice of cheddar. Oh, and of course some dill pickle sandwich slices.

DUTCH CRUNCH

Dutch Crunch (or Tiger Bread?) is a special kind of roll that is only available in California for some reason. It's soft on the inside and has this crunchy layer on top that gives it its name.When fresh, it's probably the best sandwich bread in the world but when it gets stale it loses the crunch. This particular Dutch Crunch sandwich was purchased at the Holiday Market in Redding, CA. If you ever drive through Redding on your way somewhere I would highly recommend getting a sandwich here. At one point while in Redding I had to decide if I wanted this sick coat from Salvation Army or a Dutch Crunch sandwich (they both cost about $6) and I chose the sandwich.

Homemade Condiments, etc.

I'm slowly trying to build up the skills to make a sandwich completely from scratch. I started by making mayonnaise, which is really simple and definitely worth the tiny bit of effort it takes. If you haven't had homemade mayo you haven't lived.



It's so good I started eating it alone on slices of bread. The rosemary and garlic are really what made it great but you can put anything you want in it. I'm thinking the next batch will have fried capers.


After that I made kimchi. Also real simple.



Next time I will definitely take the time to find Korean chili flakes instead of substituting cayenne pepper. I put way too much cayenne and had to rinse this shit like five times because it hurt so bad it gave me the hiccups.

Pickled some green beans too but to be honest I never used them in a sandwich, only as a side.



I'm more than happy to share these recipes with anyone who's interested, btw.

Bacon Egg 'N' Cheese x2

After my first bacon, egg, and cheese post I thought maybe I should leave it at that but I realized that it is a most versatile sandwich and its many varieties deserve to be acknowledged.

I intended on making this first sandwich real simple, classic b.e.c. style and at the last minute added some mushrooms and onions to the eggs.

This second one is on a slice of this bread my mom made last night. I suppose it's an open faced sandwich. I put a bit of mayo and a bit of ketchup, not something I usually do but I was too lazy to cut a tomato. Delicious nevertheless.

I suggest clicking the pics for a larger than life sandwich experience.