With a lovely balance of sweet and tart, J. J. Goode, recollecting his father’s fathering – and musings on his own parenting puzzles – created this sandwich. I love it for a quick and deeply satisfying supper. The cheese is on the outside, people, all crunched up into frico, and on the inside, too, of course.
Honestly though, who could resist the peel-and-eat opportunity of the frico? And who would know the difference? No kid I can think of. A simple sacrifice in the name of the higher power of fried cheese.
In the wise words of the photographer Scott Suchman, “The key to a happy life is editing.” I can think of no better advice for any parent. So freeing. Take the frico, leave the sandwich. Your kid will never notice.
This is how it starts.
The Lunch Encounter 