Mel Brooks just recently (last Sunday), turned 94 (!) years old. To celebrate, I'm going to bring out the panini in his honor that I ate on March 13th at my friend Mike's house right before coronavirus knocked down our doors. (We had a bonfire that night in a futile attempt to ward off bad spirits.) While I'd like to say I waited until Mel Brooks' birthday to eat this panini, I didn't want to be a liar. Also, I have 3 Taliercio's sandwiches to go and they will all be eaten this week so that I could bring you all an exciting new sandwich project next week! Who is Mel Brooks? Remember, way back when this blog just started with "The Blazin' Saddle"? He's the genius behind that and dozens of other classic comedies including The Producers, Young Frankenstein, Spaceballs, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights. One of only 15 people who have won an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award), winning his first Emmy in 1967 for Outstanding Writing in Variety for the Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special. His first Academy Award came in 1969 for Best Original Screenplay for The Producers, which also produced his Tony Award wins when The Producers became a Broadway show in 2001 (famously starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick). His Grammy Award win came in 1999 for Best Spoken Comedy Album for "The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000," a longtime comedy sketch created with his best friend Carl Reiner (who just passed away at age 98, RIP). Brooks has been long regarded as one of the greatest comedic writers of the century and is still working on bringing more of his written screenplays to Broadway today.
Mel Brooks: Corned Beef and Pastrami Brisket, Swiss, Coleslaw, Russian Dressing
This was a little similar to the "Reuben," grilled cheese known as The Big Apple in that you have the corned beef and swiss, except on this panini you are adding in coleslaw and Russian Dressing. I consider this added value! Who wouldn't want to add more flavor to their paninis? Juicy, thin slices of corned beef and pastrami mixed with swiss. Delicious. Coleslaw is pretty far down the list of BBQ sides for me, but still, this mayo-based veggie side mixed with the Russian Dressing gave this panini the extra kick to get it higher than the Big Apple.
Overall: 7.8/10
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