On Thu, 27 May 2010 12:21:47 -0500, George Leppla wrote:

> On 5/27/2010 10:15 AM, piedmont wrote:
>> My lunch today!
>>
>> http://goo.gl/QpsO
>>
>>
>>
> Looks a bit over-toasted and way deficient on the amount of meat... but
> I bet it tasted just fine.
>
> The Reuben is one of my favorite sandwiches. On some Carnival ships,
> they have a "deli" that is open from 11 AM to 11 PM and they make great
> Reubens. Here is part of a trip report I wrote about a cruise I went on
> a few weeks ago:
>
> "One of
> the first crew people I met was working in the Deli. His name was
> Beneton and I never saw him without a smile. I introduced myself to him
> and after that first order, he remembered what I liked and usually
> greeted me with a smile and "Your usual?" and I began to realize that my
> sandwiches were usually a lot bigger than the other sandwiches he was
> making. Even when I was just walking past the Deli, if he saw me, he
> would call out a Hello. We got to talking a few times during the week
> when he was slow and he was as interested in my job as I was in his. At
> the end of the week I sought him out and gave him a tip and made special
> mention of him on the comment card. Carnival could use more employees
> like him."
>
> My "usual order was two Reubens... one with corned beef and one with
> pastrami. In theory, I would eat half of each and Becca wold eat the
> other halves. Nice in theory, anyway. <vbg>
>
> George L

a good reuben is a work of art, and distressingly hard to find. (cruddy
reubens are pretty easy.)

your pal,
blake