The End is Falafel

The Last Yay Pickle Review

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Thank you readers, followers, friends, foodies, for following Yay Pickle these last few months! Our semester is coming to a close and we present our analysis on Yay Pickle tomorrow, which means this is the final review! We’ve had some tasty sandwiches and have enjoyed this project and thank you so much for being a part of it!

Now enough of that, let’s talk food.

Right on the corner of Washington and Stuart Street there’s Boston Kitchen Pizza.  I walk by it everyday and the only time I ever stopped by was to ask them to put up a poster of a cultural event the nonprofit I work for was hosting that weekend. The menu was pretty extensive, it was clean and the food smelled great but I was turned off by the fact they had Pepsi products instead of Coke. I’m a Texan, that actually super matters.  But the other day I wanted to grab something close to the office and needed a break from banh mi, so I waltzed into Boston Kitchen Pizza and ordered their small falafel wrap.

THIS WAS THEIR SMALL. IT WAS HUGE!!!!!

It was also delicious. My god was it delicious. The “pita” was in fact made from pizza dough, so it was chewy, a tad sweet and just wonderful. Oh my. The falafels were crispy, but not too dry and they included ample tahini. The vegetables were pretty fresh, and the tomatoes were cut into giant hunks, rather than the small little diced squares you get other places. The pita was just SO GOOD. I could only muster eating half during lunch, but spent the rest of the day salivating thinking about eating the other half when I got home for dinner. The best falafel I’ve had in the city goes to Amsterdam Café over in Somerville, but this falafel comes in as one of the tops I’ve had just below Amsterdam.  Although it ended up being far less healthy than I wanted for a falafel lunch, it was well worth the extra calorie intake.

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Iggy's Breads, A Great Local Artisan

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Artichokes are one of those ingredients that I have a hard time resisting. It tastes fantastic on just about everything: pizza, pasta, in a dip, by itself and yes, on sandwiches!

A couple weeks ago I dropped by the Copley Square farmers market as it only ran until November 20th and won't return until May. I debated whether or not to write a review on this sandwich considering that the Copley market is closed but I discovered this particular artisan's products are available at other great local businesses, and deserves the props!

Anyway, I was milling around Copley Square and stumbled upon the Iggy's Bread stand. As aforementioned, I cannot resist artichokes so I decided to try their tomato and artichoke sandwich.

The produce was all organic, including the tomatoes, cilantro and red onion. The artichokes were part of a spread, so they were roasted, diced and paired with olive oil. I was a little let down that the artichoke bits were so small, I was hoping for giant hunks but that doesn't mean this sandwich wasn't tasty! Of course I especially appreciated the smoked sharp cheddar but the best part was actually the bread. Those great peeps at Iggy's Breads really do know how to make a great loaf. It was dense, fresh, flavorful and really the showcase of the experience. Which makes sense, considering that's the artisan's specialty is rich, delicious freshly made baked breads.

Bostonians, go support your local artisans and businesses by purchasing breads from Iggy distributors, you won't be disappointed!

Where you can get Iggy's Breads from:

http://www.farmfresh.org/food/member.php?fn=666

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Diesel Cafe Pt 2

Well maybe it’s not a sandwich but it’s on the sandwich menu on the Diesel Cafe so we’re going with it. The Tempeh Burger is a soft Tempeh patty with swiss, avocado, and salsa on a brioche. Joycie and I were working on a dreadful finance project so we opted for take out (aka, I made Joyce buy me lunch).

This was fairly fantastic. Tempeh tends to be pretty still and oaty but this was definitely of a better quality. Maybe it was the takeout that let it steam a bit, maybe it was meant to be that way, but it was great. The swiss kept it glued together and the toppings made it a fiesta in my face. I wish I had a good Hot Grillo’s pick on the side but this was a-okay in my book.

It was the right price and I would recommend to anyone in the Davis Sq area. Woot!