Pullano’s Pizza & Wings – Glendale, Arizona
Several years ago during a fund-raising effort, Albuquerque’s PBS television station KNME aired a program called “Sandwiches That You Will Like.” The documentary was produced by the exceptionally talented Rick Sebak of Pittsburgh station WQED. The entertaining travelogue featured delicious sandwiches (and the folks who make and enjoy them) served by shops, stands and diners from across the USA. This program originally aired in 2002, also the year a companion book titled Sandwiches That You Will Like was published. The book was written by fabulous food author Becky Mercuri. I was well aware of most of the sandwiches showcased in the documentary and the book. There were several, however, I had not tried. The most intriguing sandwich to me was the “Beef on Weck” from Schwabl’s in West Seneca, New York, just outside of Buffalo. Schwabl’s claims to have invented the beef on weck. The segment on the beef on weck featured Becky Mercuri, one of my very favorite food authors. Becky’s enthusiasm for the sandwich was so heartfelt and genuine that I wanted to visit Buffalo to sample one (or ten) of them. Moreover, I hoped to share a few beef on weck sandwiches with Becky. What, you ask,…