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EAT THIS: THE ROLLIE AT LG MEATS CAPITOLA
Nothing could be simpler than a sandwich, right? Two pieces of bread, a little sauce, some filling, and boom, there’s lunch. But I’ve discovered in my travels and on this beat that good sandwiches can be surprisingly hard to find. As it turns out, there’s a lot that can go wrong, from underseasoned ingredients and bad bread, to weird, unappetizing combinations and poor structure. How the filling is layered is critical; there’s nothing worse than biting into a sandwich and watching everything in the middle slide out the back and into your lap.
But when it all comes together? Oh, it’s a beautiful moment.
My newest sandwich obsession is a tri-tip sandwich called the Rollie at LG Meats Capitola, a new satellite location for the historic family-owned butcher shop Los Gatos Meats & Smokehouse based over the hill. The tri-tip is smoky, tender and flavorful, and it’s layered with sweet barbecue sauce, crunchy veggies and pepperoncinis on fresh baked bread. It might be simple, but simple things are rarely easy.
Find out more about Los Gatos Meats’ new sandwich shop in Capitola Village.
BEST OF THE WEEK AHEAD
Below, find a curated list of the best food and drink events in Santa Cruz County for the coming week. At the top, I share my picks of unmissable local happenings.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
ICYMI – here are the food news stories from Lookout that you might have missed, plus important news from beyond our borders picked by yours truly.
- Laurie Love on Wine: Lester Estate’s home-run wine dinner, new Aptos vineyard and Big Sur Food & Wine on the horizon (Lookout)
- Shooting prompts Santa Cruz Port District to cancel remaining Crow’s Nest beach parties (Lookout)
- What the debate about wine and health gets wrong (San Francisco Chronicle)
- I reviewed restaurants for 12 years. They’ve changed, and not for the better (The New York Times)
