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Spotting sandwiches
I’ve been looking for a really good sandwich joint in Sacramento for a long time. There’s a bunch of just good places. But I’ve been looking for really good, something that goes beyond the Togo’s or Subway variety.
There are three that I love.
One is chef Daniel Pont’s La Bonne Soupe Cafe in Downtown Sac. An incredible hole in the wall with long waits – that just happens to have a great Zagat review.
The other is the deli at Corti Bros. Work with them to build your own hero and they’ll set you up with something great.
My third is The Sandwich Spot. They have a few locations in the area – one near where I teach. And they get it right. I’m always happy to have one of their creations (above) on a toasted sourdough roll.
Their secret is good ingredients, good prep (they even do an extra slice on the meats to order – so you’re not biting thru a huge chunk) and great mixed sauces (‘The Bomb’ is quite the bomb). Since I’ve been up here I’ve been missing the wonder that is Little Lucca in South San Francisco. But this really does the trick.
(and someday, I’d really like to take on the challenge of updating their logo. I have a few idears.)
Rice-A-Roni
‘a side dish that gave Kraft Macaroni & Cheese a run for its money in the 1950s’
Pailadzo Captanian and her Armenian rice pilaf became ‘The San Francisco Treat.’
Here’s NPR taking a look at where this Armenian/Italian treat comes from. Original recipe included.
Locals or tourists
‘Blue pictures are by locals. Red pictures are by tourists. Yellow pictures might be by either.’
Where everyone hangs out in San Francisco. According to photos posted on Flickr. More cities here.
Found via CommandZed
Influence: Der Mensch als Industriepalast
‘A German, Jewish gynecologist, artist, and popular science writer extraordinaire, Fritz Kahn (1888-1968) is considered by many to be the founder of conceptual medical illustration.’
The influence of Fritz Kahn’s Der Mensch als Industriepalast (Man as Industrial Palace) was far flung.
Here’s a sum up of the work of Kahn by Vanessa Ruiz at Street Anatomy.
Film: Der Mensch als Industriepalast
‘The intertwining of science, art and technology: An animated and interactive installation based on the poster of the same title by Fritz Kahn from 1927.’
Animation by Henning M. Lederer, sound design by David Indge.
More info here. Original poster below.
Der Mensch als Industriepalast, Fritz Kahn, 1927
Found via Gábor Kóthay
Historical Fragments
The work of Chad Hagen.
Also available: Prints of his Nonsensical Infographics.
Found via Designer Daily
Weaver
The work of Mark Weaver.
I really enjoyed his redesign of the incredible Paste magazine (sadly, now an online-only venture) – and do check out his Make Something Cool Every Day project.
Moderno baby
Nina Stoessinger does great work. Pictured, a bilingual birth announcement she designed for a friend, using my Jeanne Moderno Titling font, paired with FontFont’s Dagny Thin.
She dropped a few to me in the post. It’s always great to see how my fonts end up being used.
Congratulations to the new parents – and Laura!
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