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Best Sandwiches in America 2017: Beef

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BOA Steakhouse

best-logo-square_43.jpgThis year’s Best Sandwiches prove that chefs around the country continue to push the boundaries of the hand-held favorite. See all the winners >>

Winner: Smoked Wagyu Tri-Tip

Restaurant: BOA Steakhouse, Santa Monica, Calif.  

Units: 3

Creator: Chef Michael Neflas

Price: $17

Food cost: $5.54

Ingredients: American Wagyu tri-tip, roasted red peppers marinated in balsamic vinegar and sliced garlic, brie and black pepper aioli.

What makes it special: Neflas wanted to create a sandwich that could be smoked whole. Each sandwich is placed under a glass cloche and smoked. When it arrives at the table, the dish is described to the guest and the cloche is removed. The aroma of the smoked wood fills the restaurant every time one of the sandwiches is served.

What others are saying: Reviewer Jill Weinlein of Park LaBrea News Beverly Press described how the smoke and fragrance reaches out, then dissipates, lingering with a smoky essence throughout the sandwich.

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About the Authors

Lisa Jennings

Executive Editor, Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality

Lisa Jennings is executive editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She joined the NRN staff as West Coast editor in 2004 as a veteran journalist. Before joining NRN, she spent 11 years at The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis, Tenn., most recently as editor of the Food and Health & Wellness sections. Prior experience includes staff reporting for the Washington Business Journal and United Press International.

Lisa’s areas of expertise include coverage of both large public restaurant chains and small independents, the regulatory and legal landscapes impacting the industry overall, as well as helping operators find solutions to run their business better.

Lisa Jennings’ experience:

Executive editor, NRN (March 2020 to present)

Executive editor, Restaurant Hospitality (January 2018 to present)

Senior editor, NRN (September 2004 to March 2020)

Reporter/editor, The Commercial Appeal (1990-2001)

Reporter, Washington Business Journal (1985-1987)

Contact Lisa Jennings at:

[email protected]

@livetodineout

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jennings-83202510/

 

Marcella Veneziale

Associate web editor, Nation's Restaurant News

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