Savarino's Sandwich Showdown: Pagetta 1, Silverman 0
Friggin' Joe Pagetta. Granted, the talented songwriter (and Nashville Public Television's media relations manager) has been going to Savarino's at least as long and as often as I have, but still, I've been lobbying for a namesake sandwich as hard as a typical McCain campaign aide lobbies for special interests. But now Pagetta's got a sandwich named after him, as he explains on his blog Cultural Sponge.
Now look at the names of the other Savarino's sandwiches on the menu, shown below:
Notice any similarities among the names? Put those names along with "Silverman" and it's like an SAT question, "Which of the following doesn't belong?" Is Corrado Savarino discriminating against my Hebrew heritage?
Why else wouldn't he want to add my sandwich to the menu. I mean, bagel, lox, prosciutto and eggplant is epicurean genius, no?
OK, maybe it needs work. And admittedly, the Pagetta—prosciutto, mozzarella, tomatoes and pesto—looks pretty damn good.
So help me out. Herring and mozzarella blintzes? Borscht minestrone? Fettuccine with chopped liver sauce? Gefilte fish calzones? Halvah cannolis? Come on someone throw me a (whitefish) bone!
(Hey, wait a minute. Look at that sandwich board again. Why...WTF!? Shaughnesso?! Did someone alter their Irish name just to fit in? Well, how about the Jack Silvermanini? Silvermanessimo? Silvestro? Hey, I'm willing to compromise!)
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Creamed herring, poached egg and cheese on egg bread, pressed in a panini press. The O'Silvermangia
Posted 10/08/2008 at 01:51:27 PMkeep up the whining
it works for a lot of jews!
anyway, i think it's only a matter of time before corrado caves. i say next year at this time - for sure. but i do think your last name poses an aesthetic issue...
just rough him up, jack...
Posted 10/08/2008 at 06:44:09 PMHow about envy on rye?
Posted 10/08/2008 at 08:56:35 PMAnything with tongue will suffice.
Posted 10/08/2008 at 09:30:25 PMOK Joe P., I shouldn't be engaging in character assassination on Yom Kippur, but how about we change your sandwich to this: gloating on focaccia with a dab of fuhgedaboutit.
Posted 10/09/2008 at 03:39:41 PMThat was mean, Jack.
Posted 10/09/2008 at 04:27:48 PMJoe, when it comes to sandwich-naming rights, the gloves come off and anything goes. I'm sorry it had to come to this, but my dignity (or what's left of it anyway) is on the line here.
And Mr. Pink, funny you should say that. That's what my date said to me the other night.
Posted 10/10/2008 at 10:53:16 AMPersonally I think Jack's namesake sandwich should be as treif as possible...loaded w/ cappicola, prosciutto, mozzarella...the Silverman Special, I see a winning combination!
Posted 10/10/2008 at 04:41:59 PMi bought pork on yom kippur - 6 lbs
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Posted 10/10/2008 at 07:08:45 PMJack, if I were you, I'd be a little more judicious with when and where the gloves come off. I can ask for forgiveness anytime I want. You can only do it once a year.
Posted 10/12/2008 at 03:45:11 PMThe mouth on that guy! Now I know how he fits in that sandwich.
This petty squabbling has distracted us from the real injustice—namely, where's my sandwich? I propose the Ridlioli: deep-fried Fontina-cheese-and-basil ravioli with broccoli rabe, marinara sauce and mozzarella on a toasted hoagie roll.
For the Silvermanini, I'm seeing peppers, onions, and the afore-mentioned rabe. Maybe this is the time for Corrado to step up and confront the city's alarming cheese-steak shortage.
Posted 10/12/2008 at 04:10:39 PMRugelach.
Posted 10/13/2008 at 01:43:44 PM