First Monday in October, a supreme sandwich contest
A new Supreme Court term begins tomorrow and I was thinking we should have our own supreme contest of wits, and so we will.
Please come up with a deli-style sandwich named in honor, or dishonor, of a current sitting justice.
These is only one rule: Don't make me regret this.
Entry deadline: Monday, Oct 4, at 5 pm EDT.
Preparing for my post, I came across this diverting blog entry from the authors of the newly published book "What the Great Ate: A Curious History of Food and Fame." It will be the prize for the best entry.
The bloggers and authors are journalist brothers Matthew Jacob and Mark Jacob, who I honest-to-pete JUST found out as I was writing this sentence is the deputy metro editor of the Chicago Tribune.
Among the tidbits the Jacobs drop is that David Souter's inevitable lunch consisted of yogurt and a whole apple, seeds core and all.
Shown here, John Roberts describes DC's best ribs to Elena Kagan.
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Posted by: Felix Franfurter | October 3, 2010 1:47 PM
Eat me
Posted by: Warren Burger | October 3, 2010 1:49 PM
The John Roberts Justice Club Sandwich
White bread
Salami
Jalapeños
Pumpernickel
Corned beef
White bread
Pastrami
Mortadella
White bread
Hey, it's better than the the original Supreme Court Club sandwich which was just white bread, mayo and cheddar.
Posted by: Oliveloaf Wendell Holmes | October 3, 2010 2:13 PM
This is tough. It's hard to parody people who are almost invisible.
Posted by: Owl Meat Gabbagool | October 3, 2010 2:24 PM
The ScaliaSub will torpedo the appetites of your liberal foodie friends. It's claimed to be based on an originalist recipe, lovingly handed down from generations of Founding Fathers -- but when you take a closer look, it's just 100% bologna. Perfect for your next Tea Party!
Posted by: hmpstd | October 3, 2010 2:35 PM
Now that's a good start, hmpstd
Posted by: B>) | October 3, 2010 2:43 PM
The Clarence Thomas:
Foot Long Hot Dog and a can of Coke.
Posted by: Banker Clement Hops | October 3, 2010 2:52 PM
At the time of his appointment, Justice Alito often got his lunch at Hobby's Deli in Newark. I believe they had a sandwich named after him on the menu, but I can't find a trace of it online. They may no longer be fans! Worth checking into...
Posted by: Richard Selden | October 3, 2010 3:06 PM
We can always count on you, hmpstd!
But Banker Clement Hops made me laugh out loud.
Posted by: Dahlink | October 3, 2010 3:41 PM
In keeping with some of Elena Kagan's most quoted remarks at her confirmation hearings, the Kagan sandwich would be egg foo yung on seeded rye. Hold the mayo.
Posted by: Dahlink | October 3, 2010 3:54 PM
The Elena Kagan would be a croque-monsieur, hold the meat.
Posted by: Not That There's Anything Wrong With That | October 3, 2010 4:15 PM
“The line between protected pornography and unprotected obscenity lies between appealing to a good healthy interest in sex and appealing to a depraved interest, whatever that means,”
- Antonin Scalia
In his honor, may I present The Scalia.
Now sit back, relax, and turn on some Barry White, while I slip into something more comfortable and make you a sandwich.
First let's find a nice pita bread. Yeah, baby, that's a good one. Oh, easy does it. Gentle. Ease it open slowly.
Oh yeah, how about some juicy turkey breast? Let's rub a little mustard on it. You like it spicy? Whatever you want, baby. Yeah. Now, a little tongue. Just a little. You want hard salami? You got it. Now a little cheese? You want some cheese? Say it. Say its name. Say its name ... yeah, Monterey Jack. That's it.
Take a bite. Oh yeah. Another. Keep going, Faster. Faster. Who's your deli? Who's your deli? ... ah.
Posted by: The Deli Lama | October 3, 2010 4:54 PM
Actually, "Not that there's anything wrong with that," I thought the Kagan would be a Rachel, but that's just me...
Posted by: Chefjoker | October 3, 2010 5:10 PM
A Rachel would work well, but it's already been invented. I chose Croque Monsieur because of the implications of the French translation, sort of, crunch the man. Zut alors!
Posted by: NTTAWWT | October 3, 2010 5:17 PM
The Sonia Sotomayor Five Alarm Chili Burger, guaranteed to give a New Haven firefighter indigestion.
Posted by: Robert of Cross Keys | October 3, 2010 11:04 PM
The Justice Thompson:
Ingredients unknown.
Tastes remarkably similar to the Scalia.
Bread is a bit darker.
And pluck that hair off my coke can, would you?
Posted by: mike | October 3, 2010 11:37 PM
um, duh. I meant Thomas.
Posted by: mike | October 3, 2010 11:40 PM
um, whoops. I meant Thomas.
Posted by: mike | October 3, 2010 11:41 PM
I so want to post a Thomas sandwich, but it would be politically incorrect (to say nothing of professionally inappropriate)of me to dis a coreligionist. I could hazard a guess about what he might have for dessert afterward, but even that would get me in trouble.
And there are still folks in Baltimore who remember what Thurgood Marshall (baptized at St. Mary the Virgin, grew up at St. Katherine of Alexandria) was like as a young man so I can't go there either.
Posted by: Returning Ecclesiastical Exile | October 4, 2010 12:20 AM
The John Paul Stevens: in a ramekin: Italian bread, bacon wrapped, diced tomato, sage, two eggs, Italian bread on top. Place in oven at 400 for 20 minutes, read the New York Times, shake head repeatedly.
Takes a little longer and you'll need a fork, but it really makes Constitutional sense
Posted by: Meekrat | October 4, 2010 8:58 AM
John Paul Stevens? I dig his base line on "Immigrant Song".
Posted by: F# Phrygian | October 4, 2010 1:34 PM
Here's a suggestion we got via Twitter:
@baltimoresun #SCOTUS #deli idea: For Kagan, who ended the baseball strike, gotta be a ballpark hotdog with mustard.
Posted by: Carla | October 4, 2010 2:23 PM
^^^
It was Sotamayor, not Kagen, who ended the baseball strike.
Posted by: Stagger Lee | October 4, 2010 3:06 PM
Stagger Lee is right. But isn't it nice that there are now so many women on the court that we might get them mixed up?
Posted by: Dahlink | October 4, 2010 4:33 PM
What Dahlink said!
Posted by: Returning Ecclesiastical Exile | October 4, 2010 5:52 PM
Anything with a lot of pork in it.
Posted by: Columbus Restaurants | October 5, 2010 2:37 AM