It might not be his birthday but I just spent all morning getting my car fixed in his birthplace. I'm talking about none other than Hollywood legend (and graduate of Manasquan High School in 1954), Jack Nicholson. Given his affinity for Laker games, I bet you didn't realize Jack Nicholson was a New Jersey native. Surprise! An intergenerational talent with five decades of work to his name, Nicholson is the 2nd most nominated actor in Academy Awards history with nominations beginning in 1969 (Easy Rider) and ending in 2002 (About Schmidt). (Fellow New Jerseyan Meryl Streep holds the record for most Academy Award nominations, so I guess you can say we have good actors around here.) His latest film credit came nearly a decade ago in the pretty terrible rom-com How Do You Know, co-starring with Resse Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, and Owen Wilson. I may be the only person to see that movie if we're being honest. His three Academy Award wins tie him with Daniel Day-Lewis and Walter Brennan for most wins (Chinatown (1974), Terms of Endearment (1983), and As Good as It Gets (1997). Whether you know him as the crime boss in The Departed, Adam Sandler's eccentric therapist in Anger Management, a disturbed writer in The Shining, or as The Joker in Tim Burton's Batman, it's likely Nicholson has left a lasting impression. But will his panini leave the same impression?
Jack Nicholson: Cracked Pepper Turkey, Colby Jack, Hickory Smoked Bacon, BBQ Sauce
You can feel the cracked pepper turkey and bacon right off the bat on this panini. The seasoned turkey brings out even more BBQ flavor than some of the other meats paired with BBQ sauce on this list. It's a simple panini, but one that definitely delivers. Some Colby Jack cheese for, you guessed it, Jack Nicholson milds out the meats and sauce. I like to picture a toasted up Jack Nicholson grabbing one of these paninis late night after a Laker game though I was expecting a more enigmatic sandwich bearing his name. Still, one of the more solid panini offerings.
Overall: 7.2/10
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