The food market strikes again!

Obviously I have a thing for big meat sandwiches.  Yesterday it was the pastrami slider from the Almond booth--my first meal from the east side of the food square:

Though the bottom half of the onion-crusted ciabatta roll was soggy, the sandwich remained delicious and incredibly flavorful--perhaps the most intense yet.  Pastrami sandwiches from New York delis typically feature the smoky cured meat ... and not much else. (I think a certain Mitch Hedberg bit captures this well.)   This rendition included a generous smear of grainy mustard and a true dollop of jalapeno-pickle relish in the center of the meat.  The whole spices, heat, and sourness almost overwhelmed the pastrami--but the tender meat remained the foundation of the sandwich.  As usual, it disappeared quickly.