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Love this! I learned so much I didn't know as a native Buffalonian, and recalled things I had forgotten. Thank you!! I went to Schwabels once, had my first Tom n Jerry drink there. Most of my friends and i...we'll maybe most people....associate a place with food. Or restaurants. Tipp city Ohio had the plate sized pancake at Sam n Ethels. Nashville has my beloved calypso. Buffalo has my wings, weck, Chiavettas, and used to have my Swiss Chalet...and of course the Polish food. And yes, I'm hungry!! Might have to snack on the creamed cucumbers I made the other day...😉

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So glad you enjoyed this. For me it is fun to talk Buffalo food. The german potato salad at Schwabl's is AWESOME. I love to cook and it is fun to experiment. Buffalo is a great food town. I spent time over the years in Nashville but missed the Calypso. The creamed cucumbers makes me laugh. I had a doting Mom. She always made two plates of cucumbers in the summertime, one creamed and one just sliced with a bit of salt.

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Creamed cucumbers is a surprisingly polarizing dish. Lol

When/how long/where were you in Nashville?

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I worked for a scientific company. They had offices all over but major operations in Huntsville AL near the Marshall Spaceflight Center as well as minor operations in Tullahoma, TN. Nashville was the preferred ride north on 65. A fun town. It was many years ago. I also had a client who made artificial limbs and they were located near Nashville. I still have a pair of garish cowboy boots I acquired many years ago.

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Fun!! I lived there ~10 years before Texas. Graduated from Belmont and worked on music row as an engineer/studio owner when music row still made music.... We go back often to visit friend-family we have there. It's changed a lot in 20 years.

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Music is a business that has been transformed and challenged by technology. Always a music hound myself. Sounds like a fun place to be connected to. Tennessee has an interesting and diverse feel in the different regions of the state -- a bit like NC in that respect. The change and variance between areas seems to drive the politics in both places for sure!

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Totally agree. It's a beautiful state, so pretty! I revisited Chattanooga on August. So fun!

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I'm not interested in the beef, but those Kümmelweck look amazing! I might need to make some of those rolls... 😛

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Feb 10, 2022Liked by Mark Dolan

You made me homesick, Mark! Next time I’m back in “beau fleuve,” I’m hitting up Charlie the Butcher.

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My three children were born in central California and Pittsburgh. The Burgh is a great food town also. We settled back in Minnesota. When one of them graduated from HS we flew in Sahlen's hot dogs and rented a ridiculous grill. The locals never understoood what a Ted's-inspired hot dog really is like. There are some really unique food takes but I believe the beef on weck would be a can't miss thing. Everytime I go to CostCo I look at the rotisserie and think that if you had a way to sear the roasts at 500F and then slow rotisserie them, it could be done easily at scale. The article I link in the story for making the rolls yourself (we do sliders) is AMAZINGLY simple. Whenever I host my Scotch Club I always make a big platter of Beef-on-Weck sliders. They are VERY EASY to make and newbies finally embrace the heat of good horseradish. I will try and forward pics of the sliders. Maybe a food truck if the pandemic every ends. You've made ME homesick.

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The link titled Bobby Flay reveals the secret to making the rolls. The cornstach concoction is a cool solution to getting stuff to stick to the rolls without wetting them and making them soggy. We make our beef a different way but that is personal. I know how obsessed I am because if you read my posts you realize I eat a largely plant-based diet and as a type-2 diabetic these kind of rolls are not the best plan

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/roast-beef-on-weck-recipe-1939888

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