Yup, same here! My mom always called it Manwich. I didn’t think there was any other name for it. It was when I went to college in PA that I heard someone else call it a sloppy Joe. Similar confusion set in. 

Man, the Millburn Deli. Haven’t thought about that place since I moved out. One of the best delis I’ve been to. I do miss a good NJ Sloppy Joe sandwich. I make them at home sometimes, but they just never are the same.

Yet people still line up the day before Thanksgiving and sit in line THROUGH Thanksgiving to wait for this beer in some places. There is no beer good enough for me to spend two days in line for. 

Separation of church and state my ass!!

4 cuts, impressive!! Yes, it is Taylor Ham. That’s all I ever called it and the only brand worth buying. Other brands are never nearly as good!

Growing up in NJ I ate this all the time. So glad it’s finally available regularly in super markets. Instead of the pac man cut mentioned below, I cut three slits into mine (like the peace symbol). No curled meats on my sammy!!!

There’s an ebay auction for these currently at $237 with over 1 day left. Insanity.

An interesting thing I’ve found where I live (central PA) is that there are a ton of small brewpubs now and ALL of them try to distribute locally. So when I go to local bar, they have beer from the brewery down the street and the surrounding towns. That’s great and all, but if I wanted their beer I’d go to their…

Back in my serving days a customer’s child threw up all over the table. When I brought her items to clean it up she said “you expect me to do this?”. Yes...yes I do. People suck.

I’ll have to see if I can find some of these. Hendricks is my go to. Monkey Shoulder is really good, but $$$$$$.

PA also. I loathe the liquor stores and their limited selections. Not sure how there is a private liquor store in Pittsburgh. I didn’t think they were allowed. Looks like this is the place. https://pennsylvanialibations.com/our-story/ I think they get away with it because they have a single distillery. Loopholes!

Great article! Now I have to eat ramen for dinner. It will be from a package...as that’s the best I can get in Central PA. Though I’ll add a lot of stuff to make it better. One day I’ll have a real authentic bowl of ramen!

Thank you! I’ve yet to taste a “complex” vodka. It’s supposed to be odorless/flavorless so spending $$$$ on vodka is such a waste to me. Yes, the bottom shelf stuff is awful and tastes horrific, but I can get away just fine with Smirnoff, Absolut, etc.. If i’m going to spend $40+ on liquor, it will NOT be vodka. Maybe…

Possibly unpopular opinion. Do you think she’s caught in a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation? Tons of vocal readers ask her why there wasn’t a gay character, Jewish character, etc.. It’s too late to change the books, so that damage is done. So she says, well Dumbledore was gay, to appease people I…

Lol, squirrels destroyed my pumpkins last year too! I heard spray lacquer works well to keep them off. Going to give that a try. Have yet to find any rogue pumpkin plants though.

Spider-man and Destiny 2...

NOLA style BBQ shrimp is traditionally served whole (head on, everything). There is deliciousness in the head of the shrimp! Kind of like when you eat crawfish and suck the juice out of the head. If you’re looking for a non-messy shrimp dish, NOLA style BBQ shrimp is NOT it, but man is it so good!! Best I’ve had is it…

I would say it’s kind of both?

Fellow NJ transplant myself, still holding down that area code!