SANDWICH MASTERCLASS with JAKE DELL of NEW YORK CITY’S KATZ’S DELICATESSEN – Thanks to Ryvita! 0

I was lucky enough to attend a phenomenal Sambo masterclass last week with Jake Dell, owner of world renowned Katz’s delicatessen in New York City, made famous by the notorious “I’ll have what she’s having” scene in When Harry Met Sally.

Jake showed us how the folks from Katz’s whip up their mouth-watering ‘Pastrami on Rye’ and their world famous ‘Reuben’, both of which are consistently rated on “Best Sandwich” lists globally and bring celebrities (Bill Clinton, the late Frank Sinatra, Barbara Streisand and many more) and civilians alike from all corners of the world to their doors.

Jake is in Australia to help launch the search for Australia’s tastiest RYVITA masterpiece! RYVITA’S “Topped to Perfection” competition will see 8 of the country’s top eateries battle it out to win the title by creating their own delicious RYVITA recipe. The public will decide who wins by popping in to the select eateries across the land to taste each RYVITA creation and then heading to Facebook (www.facebook.com/RyvitaAustralia) to vote.

Eateries involved in this competition include The Grounds of Alexandria (Sydney), Malibu (Sydney), Gelato Messina (Sydney), Hotel Windsor (Melbourne), Shady Palms Cafe (Brisbane), Bar 9 (Adelaide), Cafe Elixir (Perth), and Toastface Grillah (Perth.)

After Jake demonstrated the making of both the ‘Pastrami on Rye’ and the ‘Reuben’ we were sent off to make our own versions using RYVITA! You can see my attempt in the Instagram snap below! We also got to sample 3 of the “Topped to Perfection” entries and they were all AMAZING! My favourite though?! The Grounds of Alexandria’s  ‘Pumpkin Pie’ (Spiced Pumpkin Mousse with fennel and pickled cucumbers, topped with hot salami.) Special mention definitely goes to Messina’s ‘Whitebait’ which was Smoked Salmon and White Chocolate gelato with lemon cream cheese and dill and caper jelly!