Caribbean drama in Seattle

pork   regional  

Caribbean drama in Seattle

There’s a citrusy and garlicky mess of a pork-filled sandwich that is so well known and appreciated in Seattle that it’s in the running for the official sandwich of the city. How did it get its start, and is it worthy of the title?

Jonathan Surratt
September 14th, 2026

Carnitas de bagelero

pork  

Carnitas de bagelero

Today we talk about the bagel maker’s pork carnitas, or more specifically, the restaurant that buys the bagel maker’s bagels and then turns them into a slightly spicy, and creamy pork sandwich.

Jonathan Surratt
April 27th, 2026

The 7P sandwich

pork   slow cooker   wacky  

The 7P sandwich

How many Ps does an every-ingredient-starts-with-P sandwich actually need? Should we add more? Also, what else might use the name 7P?

Jonathan Surratt
February 16th, 2026

You’ll dig this big pig and fig thingamajig

pork  

You’ll dig this big pig and fig thingamajig

Is this just a sandwich with a name that rhymes or does the whole concept dance?

Jonathan Surratt
December 8th, 2025

This is totally not Bill’s Cuban

pork  

This is totally not Bill’s Cuban

Today we are inspired to make a sandwich that’s inspired by another sandwich that also isn’t a Cuban.

Jonathan Surratt
June 30th, 2025

SPAM and pineapple shortcut sandwich

pork  

SPAM and pineapple shortcut sandwich

Want to make it the easy way or the hard way? I suggest a combination of both!

Jonathan Surratt
June 9th, 2025

Triple pork and spinach hero

pork  

Triple pork and spinach hero

Does three times the pork mean triple the fun?

Jonathan Surratt
April 14th, 2025

Diablo Sandwich and a Dr Pepper

movies   pork  

Diablo Sandwich and a Dr Pepper

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin’.
We gonna do what they say can’t be done.

Jonathan Surratt
March 10th, 2025

Gabagool, provolone and vinegar peppers

pork   television  

Gabagool, provolone and vinegar peppers

This week I’m taking Tony Soprano’s sandwich out of the trash can and eating it. And I think you should too.

Jonathan Surratt
January 27th, 2025

Ham, cheese, and crispy potato trousers?

cheese   handhelds   not a sandwich   pork  

Ham, cheese, and crispy potato trousers?

“Pizza is your grandfather’s calzone.”
– Ben Wyatt, impeached Mayor of Partridge, Minnesota

Jonathan Surratt
November 11th, 2024