Via @ghostssong, a revolting development from New Orleans. (H/T Rev. Melanie.) Part & Parcel, a new place in the CBD, (I guess sometimes even lovers need a holiday from Cochon Butcher, but I digress.) I ain't mad at sandwiches hardly ever, but the menu here has one absolutely fucked up item.
Yep, that's a baloney sandwich, named after one of the grimmest housing projects in New Orleans. In case you miss the joke, it comes with "gov'ment cheese." Welfare? LOL!! A twelve dollar baloney sandwich with a name that ridicules poverty at a sleek new spot in the CBD? Congrats to Part & Parcel for fitting so much of what is wrong w/ post-K new orleans on a brioche. FWIW, surprising that both Eater and Todd Price (whose story includes link to menu) overlooked this item in their coverage.
In the early 70's, I used to work at the welfare department in Albany NY. One day per month, we worked the surplus food detail. The gubmit cheese came in 5 pound blocks. It was probably the most popular item. In fact, I asked for one once and the super gave me 'un. Made great grilled cheese sandwiches and I topped off a burger or four with it.
Posted by: Marco Romano | Sunday, 21 August 2016 at 09:14 AM