The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches Recipes, History, and Trivia for Everything Between Sliced Bread

What's in a Monte Cristo? Who eats Spaghetti Sandwiches? and what makes a sandwich a sandwich? Find out in the entertaining and illuminating Encyclopedia of Sandwiches, a handy pocket reference To The best food since, well, sliced bread. As Alan Davidson notes in the Oxford Companion to Food, "Sandwiches take so many forms in the modern world that a catalog would be a book." Finally, here is that book! the small but mighty Encyclopedia of Sandwiches catalogs every sandwich imaginable, providing compelling definitions, authentic recipes, and full-color photographs diagramming each sandwich's glorious construction-not to mention fascinating regional & historical trivia: bull; the Croque-Monsieur, loosely translated as "Mister Crunch" or "Mister Crisp," was invented by accident: French workers left Ham & Cheese sandwiches in lunch tins near hot radiators, melting into gooey toasted deliciousness by lunchtime! bull; Crispy fried white bread layered with creamy peanut butter, bananas, and bacon is a sandwich fit for a King-and The King ate so many that the Elvis was named after him. Quick how-to instructions for superior sandwich construction will ensure that every Dagwood is properly overstuffed, every Lobster Roll is toasted to buttery perfection, and every Sloppy Joe is deliciously gloppy! the Encyclopedia of Sandwiches is a must-have for sandwich aficionados everywhere.

Author SUSAN RUSSO writes for NPR’s Kitchen Window and posts stories, recipes, and photos on her popular food blog, Food Blogga (which is Rhode Island-ese for “food blogger”). She is the coauthor of Recipes Every Man Should Know (Quirk, 2010). She resides in San Diego. And she is forever indebted to her Italian mother for teaching her how to make a good meatball sub.

Photographer MATT ARMENDARIZ is a man obsessed with food, drink, and everything in between, as evidenced by his food blog, Matt Bites, and his cookbook dedicated to fair food, party food, and all food served On a Stick! He resides in Los Angeles. Let the record show that Matt is a true sandwich champion for trying every single sandwich in this book at least once—and some more times than he’d care to admit.