On Jul 5, 5:10*pm, George Leppla > wrote:


> There are a ton of variations on a Philly Cheese Steak and most of them
> are pretty good.

> The one I like at any given moment is usually the one I have in my hand.
> *Not everything has to be a contest.


I agree. I think it's a matter of expectation. You're from
Philly but now you're in L.A. buying a sandwich from a place that
refers to itself as a Philly Cheese-steak outfit, then it's only
natural for comparisons to enter your mind. Some pizza places outside
New York sometimes bill their product as New York "Style" Pizza. I'm
not sure what that is exactly, but I guess the crust is kind of thin
and maybe a bit hard, maybe differing from place to place even within
the confines of New York. Maybe I'm prejudiced, but I have not yet
had a Philly Cheese Steak outside that area (not just Philly, but the
area), that measures up to the ones from there. I would be willing to
accept a blindfold challenge on it, especially eating the ones from my
hometown. Maybe the same applies to pizza. But I have had pizza in
places other than New York that were as good as the New York style,
and in some cases even better. I like the pizza dough that is almost
like a biscuit, where it's got a bite but melts almost immediately in
your mouth. So here I am making a contest out of this, it seems, when
in reality I agree with you, that food is an evolving thing and
improvements are always at the ready.

Put some pineapple on that slice please,
TJ