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Corned beef and cabbage may not set your mouth a-watering, but a toasty, Swiss-cheesey, gooey, salty, sweet Reuben Sandwich just might just do the trick. Corned beef and sauerkraut (instead of cabbage) get layered with slices of Swiss, and topped off with tangy Russian dressing, all slammed between two crisp slices of bread. It's not at all Irish, but has got the flair of the country all sussed out. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, and its ever-popular parade, we've got listings for the beloved Reuben Sandwich all along the bagpiped parade route. Follow the kilts and then step into a spot for a pint and a Reuben - 'cause even though everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's day, not everyone can stomach straight-up Irish fare, especially when hopped-up on green ale.

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Didn't make the opening of the Venice Biennale's 52nd International Art Exhibition last week? No worries, the exhibition, burdened with the title "Think with the Senses -- Feel with the Mind. Art in the Present Tense" runs until the 21st of November, so there's plenty of time to pack the bags, paddle into the lagoon and get your Art on. The work of over a hundred artists, flanked by an additional seventy-six national pavilions, will be shown at the Giardini and the Corderie at the Arsenale. In addition, taking advantage of the once-in-a-decade confluence of three other European art events (Art 38 Basel, documenta 12, and the skulptur projekte münster), the exhibition is one of the stops on the Grand Tour 2007, so named to evoke the spirit of wealthy nineteenth-century travelers. Of course there's more to Venice than just the Biennale and all those art boors, and it would be a shame to visit Venice without exploring the canals, calle, and campi of the Paradise of Cities. Here are a few of Venice's charming shops, eateries, and galleries to start you on your way.

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New York City is known for gut-busting roast beef subs and pastrami-laden monstrosities that will eat you for lunch if you don't eat them quickly. And rightly so. But, cultured, moustachioed gourmands that we New Yorkers are, there has always been a robust interest in fancy, gourmet sandwiches. These subtle creations attempt to strike that delicate and elusive harmony of bread, meat, cheese and vegetable that defines the ideal sandwich. The last decade's panini invasion marked a new awakening in the sandwich world, inspiring innovations in all facets of the craft that would soon encourage people to use words like "artisanal", "cornichon" and "17 dollars" when referring to the once humble sandwich. A few of the best fancy-pants sandwiches after the jump:

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While local sandwich institution Primanti Brothers undoubtedly owns the copyright on how a Yinzer sandwich looks, tastes, and clogs your arteries, the preferred Oakland locale for sub connoisseurs is undoubtedly Uncle Sam's. We know several former students -- some of them almost not totally unhealthy -- who make a beeline for Sam's the second they come into Pittsburgh. For about $8 a meal (includes fries for customers dining in, and you want the fries), the gorgeous human beings behind the counter will make just about any sub ever imagined by man or beast. We're partial to the steak and egg sub, known affectionately in emergency rooms all over Allegheny County as the Salmonella Special.

Uncle Sam's [Citysearch]

-- Omri Ceren

[Photo: Rehan Nasir]

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I'm not a fan of franchises. Wandering aimlessly in Chamartín (a posh-er area of Madrid), I entered Cerveceria 100 Montaditos not knowing it was a chain, as on the outside it seemed like a half-decent Spanish beer house. In Madrid, if a place has a menu and a website, the odds are it's a chain; nevertheless, this one was cool. The large menu posted on the wall listed 100 varieties of Spanish sandwiches -- all for €1! So you get a generously stuffed, freshly made, mini-sandwich with pretty much anything you want inside, in any combination. When they take your order, they ask you for your name, and -- a bit like Starbucks -- they yell out your name when your sandwich is ready. Was a bit weird since I was the only one there at 5 p.m. wanting food, and because I have an unfamiliar name that Spaniards cannot pronounce. Anyway, don't let the fact that they have 101 outlets around Spain and 29 in Madrid put you off. It's worth getting over chain-phobia, and perfect for a quick bite.

Cerveceria 100 Montaditos [Official site]

-- Abha Malpani

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As Eater reports, another sandwich joint has opened up in New York City and with its arrival comes another pun at the expense of the poor Earl of Sandwich. So Swich, as the Chelsea restaurant is called, joins the ranks of 'ino (panino), Sandwicherie, 'Wichcraft, Starwich, BEtween the Bread et al, in pressing into service the sandwich. However, whereas usually the cutesy punnery stops at the door, Swich admirably carries through the concept. Sandwiches are named "Buffalo Hot Pants," "Tuna-na-na," "Earthy McGee." Many of these names, it should be noted, aren't exactly puns because there's no root meaning. The "Thanksgiving Every Day" isn't a pun at all but it is a turkey and stuffing sandwich on cranberry walnut bread. As Eater notes, such rampant cutesiness which reads like the cast of characters for a kid's book might actually be the foundational attempts at creating a national chain. Sure, Earthy McGee sounds dumb here but the real question is, Will it read in Kansas?

Eater Inside: Swich
Swich Menu [Eater]

[Photo: Kalina/Eater]

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As rudimentary as sandwiches seem on the hierarchy of culinary creations, the format is deceptively complex. If the sandwich were a movie, it would an ensemble film, more like Usual Suspects than a classically star-driven drama. Whereas a steak is a steak is a steak, a steak sandwich becomes more about the team interaction between bread, fixin's and meat. By our reckoning, New York produces more than a million sandwiches a day. Here are some of the best.

Located in Brooklyn's Carroll Gardens, Panino'teca possesses many charms, including the laminated pictures of nineteenth century nudes that garnish the bar top. Owner and chef India Ennis traveled through Italy researching food and wine before designing her own Italian menu, which boasts "the largest selection of Italian after-dinner drinks in the country." Its true-- there are more after-dinner drinks on the menu than hipsters in Williamsburg. But booze and nudes aren't all there is to Panino'teca. Not only does the wine bar/restaurant serve a full selection of small plate offerings, but it also has a full entree menu. Though the options were many, somewhere between the fresh figs wrapped in prosciutto and stuffed with goat cheese and fresh figs with Gorgonzola, the dishes began to feel a little repetitive. And then the dessert panino of mixed berries and nutella arrived, and all was forgiven.

Panino'teca [official site]
Panino'teca 275 [ NYT]

[Text: Susannah G. Bortner Photo: Ultrateg/Flickr]

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