Food Notes: 8/6

Sandwiches in the Big Easy, NYC pizza history, I eat Persian food, and more.

Whipped feta at Eyval in Brooklyn, a Persian restaurant that opened in 2022 and has had long waits and hard to make reservations ever since.

Is NOLA experiencing a Golden Age of sandwiches?

New Orleans has given the world a few famous sandwiches like the muffuletta and the po’ boy, but in recent years, an influx of new residents from places like New Jersey and Vietnam have introduced all sorts of new sandwiches. Brett Martin over at Garden & Gun looks at the variety of new sandwiches on offer.

Evolution of the New York City Slice

Eater’s Melissa McCart takes a look at the evolution of the New York City slice. Yesterday, I had a similar conversation about the evolution of pizza on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer show the day before. Everyone loves pizza.

Persian Cuisine worth the hype

Eyval opened amidst a pandemic to rave reviews and long lines. We got lucky and walked right in on a Saturday night. It was good. Check out our full dinner for two here.

Obviously, Paris has a Cheese Museum

Actually, it wasn’t so obvious. French wine maker Pierre Brisson realized the city lacked a monument too the iconic food about a decade ago, and since then built one out of a 300-square-foot building from 1639.

Japan’s Capybara Watermelon Eating Contest

A children’s zoo in Japan hosted a capybara watermelon eating contest. The things you learn when you start Googling watermelon!