ON EGGPLANT BANH MI

by | Oct 10, 2013 | Entrée, Food, Recipes, Sandwiches, Vegan, Vegetarian

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Disclaimer: I am no banh mi expert. At best an “enthusiast”, but only because I had a political philosophy teacher in college that would moonlight as a food critic and had a pretty extensive section on his blog about his personal journey to find the best banh mi. So thats out of the way.

We’ve still been pretty hot on trying to nail down a contender for the perfect Steve’s Deli vegan sandwich. As far as sandwiches go, the banh mi is the perfect balancing act of flavor and texture. Sweet, spicy, refreshing, and piled high with pork. Forgive us for our trespasses as we attempt to ditch the hog and make it through to the other side with a dark horse for the menu.

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ON VEGAN STUFFED PEPPERS

by | Jul 15, 2013 | Entrée, Food, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian

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So we’ve gone (very temporarily) vegan. I’d like to say that it is in response to the shame I feel from a week of road trip food and a recent stuffed-crust-pizza-breakdown (YOLO). But in reality, we’re seriously lacking in a vegan option for the Steve’s Deli menu and I do my best work under tight constraints.

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