Sandwiches in the News

New York's Iconic Delis Face Pastrami Shortage as Brisket Prices Surge

Supply chain disruptions and record beef prices have left some of Manhattan's most famous Jewish delis rationing their legendary pastrami sandwiches.

The Smash Burger Sandwich Wins Everything: Why This Technique Changed Fast Food Forever

Tokyo's Tamago Sando Craze Reaches New York: Japanese Egg Salad Conquers America

The $500 Sandwich: Inside the World's Most Expensive Sandwiches and Whether They're Worth It

Sourdough's Sandwich Revolution: How Long-Fermented Bread Changed the Deli Game

The Choripan Chronicles: Argentina's National Sandwich Goes International

Japan's Sando Culture Is Conquering the World — One Milk Bread Sandwich at a Time

From London to Los Angeles, Japanese-style sandwiches made with pillowy shokupan milk bread are displacing the sourdough baguette as the prestige sandwich format.

Why the Lobster Roll Costs $40 Now (And Why People Keep Ordering It)

Mexico City Breaks World's Largest Torta Record — 127 Meters of Carnitas

Mexico City's annual Torta Festival culminated in a Guinness World Record attempt — a 127-meter torta de carnitas assembled by 400 cooks on the Zócalo plaza.

Scientists Finally Solve the Soggy Sandwich Problem — And the Answer Is Layering Order

A food science study from Wageningen University has quantified exactly which sandwich construction order best delays sogginess — and the findings overturn conventional wisdom.

New Survey Names the World's 10 Best Sandwich Cities for 2026

A new global survey of food critics, culinary journalists, and over 50,000 sandwich enthusiasts has produced the definitive ranking of cities where sandwiches are taken most seriously.

The Gluten-Free Sandwich Has Finally Been Solved — And Celiac Patients Are Crying

A new generation of gluten-free bread made with psyllium husk, tapioca starch, and fermented rice flour is producing sandwich bread that even gluten-tolerant eaters prefer in blind taste tests.

The Po'Boy Turns 100: New Orleans Celebrates a Century of the Greatest Sandwich

In 1926, the Martin brothers fed striking streetcar workers free sandwiches and called them 'poor boys.' A century later, New Orleans is celebrating the sandwich that became the city's most enduring culinary identity.

The Rise of the Birria Sandwich: Mexican Street Food Takes Over American Menus

Birria tacos conquered food media. Now the braised-beef consommé concept has migrated into sandwich form, and the results are some of the most exciting new food truck items in the country.

How Ukraine's Bakers Are Using Sandwiches as Cultural Preservation

Amid an extraordinary cultural revival, Ukrainian bakers are reclaiming ancient bread traditions — and the open-faced sandwich has become an unlikely symbol of national resilience.

The Most Expensive Sandwiches in the World, Ranked

From a $214 gold-leaf grilled cheese in New York to a Tokyo tuna sandwich priced like a fine wine, the world's most expensive sandwiches reveal what happens when luxury ingredients collide with an inherently democratic food format.

The Smash Burger Sandwich: How a Cooking Technique Became a Cultural Moment

The smash burger — a thin patty pressed hard onto a scorching griddle — went from obscure diner trick to the defining hamburger of a generation. Here's why.

Fermentation Is Transforming Sandwich Condiments

Kimchi, gochujang, miso mayo, and fermented hot sauces are displacing ketchup and mustard as the defining condiments of the modern sandwich.