This may not be a Saturday to sit on the patio. On a cool, wet afternoon you may feel the need for hot bowl of soup.

Any of the following spots would love to stoke your furnace for the day.

New England Soup Factory of Salem, All Souls Lounge, chezcasaboston, Blue Fez Restaurant, Koto Asian Fusion, Brothers Taverna, Fountain Place Restaurant, Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar, and Kokeshi.

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SANDWICH: an item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with meat, cheese, or other filling between them, eaten as a light meal.

Some say that the name was adopted only in the 18th century for John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. Others say that meat was eaten between two slice of bread long before the Earl ever came along.

Regardless of the history, here we present a photo array of a few Salem sandwiches, and some fro other local towns. Featuring the following spots.

A&J King Artisan Bakers, Village Tavern Salem, All Souls Lounge, VFW Witch City Post 1524, Anchor Pub & Grille, Gulu-Gulu Cafe, April’s, salem ma, Turner’s Seafood – Salem, Brew Box, Salems Retreat, Brothers Taverna, The Lobster Shanty, Camilla’s Cafe & Breakfast, Sea Level Oyster Bar & Kitchen, Counter Salem, chezcasaboston, Crave, Rusty Can, Dotty and Ray’s – Salem, MA, Roseadela’s, Deli House, Rockafellas Salem, The Derby Salem, Rivalry Salem, Engine House, Red Line Cafe, Essex NY Pizza, Periwinkles Food Shoppe, Flip The Bird, Paprika Grill, Fountain Place Restaurant, O’Neills of Salem, Front Street Coffeehouse, Mercy Tavern, Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar, Lulu’s bakery and pantry, The Gyro Spot Salem, Longboards Restaurant & Bar, Jodi Bee Bakes, Koto Asian Fusion.

Scroll the photos and tell us which Sandwich the Earl of Sandwich would prefer.

NOTE: Some of the captions are missing for now. It seems that #TheBaldOne types to fast for Facebook to keep up and they have “temporarily” prevented us continuing.

UPDATE: Captions are complete. We typed more slowly to allow Facebook to keep up.

#sandwiches #sandwichessalemma

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Where has #TheBaldOne been so far in 2023? The answer is many, many spots. Here are a few of his favorite things. Rest assured that there are many more places for him to visit this year, and there’s bound to be some return visits to spots already enjoyed.

Georgia’s Pizza, Village Tavern Salem, The Ugly Mug Diner, Adriatic Restaurant & Bar, American Flatbread Salem, Trackside Bar & Grill, Anchor Pub & Grille, April’s, salem ma, Steve’s Quality Market-Salem MA, Backbeat Brewing Company, Salems Retreat, Bambolina, Sage’s Fusion Kitchen, Blue Fez Restaurant, Roseadela’s, Bonchon, Rivalry Salem, Boston Hot Dog Company, Brodies Seaport, PZA Grille & Bar, Caramel French Patisserie, Punta Cana Dominican Grill, chezcasaboston, Pots Peabody, Christina’s Pizza Salem, Pon de Joy, Counter Salem, Olde Main Street Pub, Dotty and Ray’s – Salem, MA, O’Neills of Salem, The Derby Salem, Notch Brewing, Dire Wolf, Mercy Tavern, Dube’s Seafood Restaurant, Maria’ Place, Engine House, Maple Street Cafe, Essex’s NY Pizza And Deli, Maitland Mountain Farm, The Falconer Beverly, Lulu’s bakery and pantry, Fountain Place Restaurant, Longboards Restaurant & Bar, Koto Asian Fusion, Flying Saucer Pizza Company, Howling Wolf Taqueria, Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar, The Gyro Spot Salem, Gulu-Gulu Cafe.

Whew. That’s a lot of very difficult, but delicious work. So much has been accomplished, and there’s so much more to do.

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Here are a few, well maybe a few more than a few summertime treats that we are looking forward to enjoying.

Popped Gourmet Popcorn, Red Line Cafe, Wolf Next Door Coffee,
Anchor Pub & Grille, Village Tavern Salem, Annie’s Asian Mart, VFW Witch City Post 1524, Barrio Tacos, The Tin Whistle, Boston Hot Dog Company, Treadwell’s World Famous Ice Cream, Blue Fez Restaurant, Super Taco Salem, Brodies Seaport Cafe, The Lobster Shanty, Clam Shack, Sea Level Oyster Bar & Kitchen, Dairy Witch, Salem, Ma, Salems Retreat, East Regiment Beer Company, The Roof Salem, Far From The Tree Cider, Polonus European Deli & Ice Cream, Flying Saucer Pizza Company, Peppys Pizza, Salem Farmers’ Market, Notch Brewing, Flying Saucer Pizza Company, Melt Ice Cream, Fountain Place Restaurant, Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar, Longboards Restaurant & Bar, @EW Hobbs, J.T. Farnhams, Salem Lowe Chinese Food

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MUSIC IN SALEM TONIGHT!

The Columbus Society Lounge hosts Sage’s Fusion Kitchen tonight along with the Mike McGeown Band Live!.

Here’s a few other spots for music in Salem tonight.

Mercy Tavern will host DJ Quill at 9 P. M
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Koto Underground Music starts at 10 P. M. with Super Beef Vivra Vera Couch Sex. $10 admission
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Karaoke at Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar starts at 8 P. M.

Gulu-Gulu Cafe features The Arcanauts at 8 P. M.

Christine Lucas, Gary Noel, and Steve Potts at Regatta Pub at Salem Waterfront Hotel at 8 P. M.

Here’s a note to businesses and bands. We’d love to include you in these weekend music posts. But it’s difficult to do if an event isn’t created here on FB or a post isn’t made.

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The Peabody Essex Museum is offering self-guided walking tours as a part of their “Eerie Events” program for the October season. See the kink below for details.

https://www.pem.org/eerie-events

As you walk on these tours there are a few places to grab a refreshing beverage or delicious snack or meal. Here are a few on the to the Ropes Mansion and Garden made famous by the Hocus Pocus The Movie.

Village Tavern Salem would love to serve you a #SalemLobsterRoll on their patio, at the bar, or in one of their dining rooms.

A Chocolate Elixir at Kakawa Chocolate House would provide a delicious path to quick energy.

Polonus European Deli & Ice Cream and offers fresh made sandwiches.

The people watching view at Red Line Cafe is top of the line.

The Roof Salem and Counter Salem will both feed you on your eerie Salem journey.

A hot bowl of fresh Soup at Fountain Place Restaurant will keep you warm and happy.

Lappin Park features the famous, or infamous depending on your point of view Samantha Statue, and also Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar, Blue Fez Restaurant, Flying Saucer Pizza Company, and Gulu-Gulu Cafe. Indulge yourself.

Bonchon offers a variety of Asian dishes including their classic Double-Fried Korean Chicken Wings.

Have fun.

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We explore restaurants. All of them, and as you know there are many out there. Our favorite spots and menu selections may or may not be your favorites. It doesn’t matter as long as we are all out there searching for what we like.

Here is a photo array of a few of our favorite spots and some items that we really like. They are not in any particular order, although a clever person may detect a pattern.

The list starts with Village Tavern Salem and end with Longboards Restaurant & Bar and Popped Gourmet Popcorn in between you’ll find the following spots.

Almarso World Flavor Kitchen
Hill Country Market
Rockafellas Salem
American Flatbread Salem
Ziggys and Sons Donuts
All Souls Lounge
Witch City Hibachi, Inc.
Bonchon
VFW Witch City Post 1524
Blue Fez Restaurant
The Tin Whistle
Brothers Taverna
The Crispy Chicken Cup TM
Deli House
Engine House
Super Taco Salem
Renzo’s Pizza
Flying Saucer Pizza Company
Shawsheen Luncheonette
Fountain Place Restaurant
Red’s Sandwich Shop
Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar
Popped Gourmet Popcorn
Koto
Polonus European Deli & Ice Cream
La Delicia
O’Neills of Salem
Mercy Tavern

RushMyFood app link to order from many of these locations is below.

https://bit.ly/RushMyFoodAPP

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Here’s a quick review of some old cover photos from the last few years. The following spots are featured.

Fountain Place Restaurant
Turner’s Seafood Salem
The Derby Salem
Salems Retreat
J.T. Farnhams
The Lobster Shanty
Georgia’s Pizza
O’Neills of Salem
E.W. Hobbs & Cappy’s Seafood Salem Willows
Bambolina
Maitland Mountain Farm
Blue Fez Restaurant
chezcasaboston on Bridge Street in Salem.
Brew Box
Ledger Restaurant
Witch’s Brew Cafe
Bonchon
Village Tavern Salem
Brothers Taverna
Adriatic Restaurant & Bar
Antique Table
Red’s Sandwich Shop
Boston Hot Dog Company
Ziggys and Sons Donuts
Witch City Hibachi, Inc.
The Tin Whistle
Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar
Hong KONG King
CASA Tequila SALEM MA.
Spitfire Tacos
Good Morning Chubby & Goodnight Fatty
Dotty and Ray’s – Salem, MA
The Roof Salem
Howling Wolf Taqueria
Clam Shack Salem Massachusetts
East Regiment Beer Company
Flying Saucer Pizza Company
Curly Girl Candy Shop
Prime pizza and more
Olde Main Street Pub
Koto
Mercy Tavern
Notch Brewing

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Sushi and Sashimi. It was once rare to find a spot for these items in the area. Thank goodness that is no longer true. Here’s a few spots with a strong Sushi game.

Koto Asian Fusion
Kame Restaurant
Minzu Sushi
Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar
Taku sushi bar

Where’s your Sushi and Sashimi spot?

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Here’s a few memories from the last few years. Some of the spots featured are no longer around.

In order of appearance.

Ziggys and Sons Donuts, American Flatbread Salem, Village Tavern Salem, Andy’s Breakfast & Lunch, Victoria Station & Vic’s Boathouse, Salem MA, Bertini’s Restaurant, VFW Witch City Post 1524, The Beverly Depot Restaurant, The Ugly Mug Diner, Brodies Seaport, The Tin Whistle, Champions Pub, Peabody, Trackside Bar & Grill, Charlie’s Place, Stephy’s Kitchen, chezcasaboston, Shawsheen Luncheonette, Cilantro, The Lobster Shanty, Deb’s Diner, The Scotty Dog, Dube’s Seafood Restaurant, Sam & Joe’s Italian Restaurant, Blue Fez Restaurant, Rusty Can, Front Street Coffeehouse, Punta Cana Dominican Grill, George’s Restaurant and Bar, Polonus European Deli & Ice Cream, Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar, Po’Boys & Pies, The Golden Monkey Cafe, Pho Minh Ky(ByrdGang’s Nest), Gourmet Garden Danvers, Olde Main Street Pub, Iron Town Diner, Mercy Tavern, Ken’s Kickin’ Chicken, The old Salem Lowe, Koto Asian Fusion, Longboards Restaurant & Bar, Lazy Dog of Lynn Sports Bar

We always miss some, it can’t be helped space and time are always at a premium. Holler at us.

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Here’s your Salem music schedule for tonight.

Stone Foundation, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at East Regiment Beer Company.

Raley Beggs, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at Nathaniel’s at Hawthorne Hotel.

Eric Reardon & Friends, 7 P. M. to 10 P. M at Columbus Society Lounge.

Acoustic Murder, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at Mercy Tavern.

Check the Diagonal (RATM tribute) | Free Thinkers Are Dangerous (SOAD tribute), 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM at Koto Underground Music and Events.

For more weekend music in Salem elsewhere in the local area check out the SOSS Records Live Music Calendar linked below.

Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar features Karaoke on Friday and Saturday nights.

https://www.sossrecords.com/sosscal/?fbclid=IwAR0HMeiDt4QhLOpQCyeApeWvh4w54HO6ch7id5L8YnH5zwTfPpvD0QjneA0

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Lee Hawkins On His Own at Columbus Society Lounge starts singing at 7 P. M.

Karoake is on tonight and Saturday night at Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar beginning at 8 P. M.

Koto at 10 P. M. bring us the The Hellion* Master of Beers* Mt. Metal.

Mercy Tavern has a Back to the 80’s Dance Party tonight at 9:30 P.M.

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It’s always good to see local spots make an effort to feature local products. Thank you Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar for partnering with Far From The Tree Cider and Deacon Giles Distillery. Clint can expect a visit form #theBaldOne soon.

https://www.gingerseafood.com/

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Where’s the music in Salem tonight?

Black Hat Project at Columbus SocietyLounge starts at 7 P. M. They have corrected their minor infrastructure issue.

Smith&Mele at Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar begin at 7:30 P. M.

Two Paws at the Regatta begins at 8 P. M.

Speakeasy Sessions: Brian Cogger, Mike McGeown, Dickie Kraus…Garage Band 🤘 starts at 8 P. M. at The P.L.A.V. Salem, Massachuetts.

The Josiah Reibstein Trio opens with some jazz at Gulu-Gulu Cafe at 8 P. M.

Acoustic Murder at Brodies Seaport begins at 8:30 P. M.

Deprogrammer Cult*Vacuist*Bad Verb*Friday Night Pizza Party at Koto Underground Music and Events starts at 9:30 P. M.

Who’d we miss?

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Yes folks. There is music in Salem this weekend. Mercy Tavern has it covered.

But wait, there’s more tonight.

Two Drummers with Guitars are at Columbus Society Lounge. 7 P. M.

Steve Tapper & Shirra Moss – Flute & Percussion at Gulu-Gulu Cafe. 8 P. M.

Death by Karaoke Chapter II starts at 9 P. M. at Koto.

Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar hosts Ethan K. & Mark Pucci starting at 7:30 P. M.

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Here are 5 Downtown spots you can order ahead for easy pickup without having to deal with the lines using RushMyFood

Red Line Cafe
https://order.rushmyfood.com/red-line-cafe

Red’s Sandwich Shop
https://order.rushmyfood.com/reds-sandwich-shop

Blue Fez Restaurant
https://order.rushmyfood.com/blue-fez

Fountain Place Restaurant
https://order.rushmyfood.com/fountain-place

Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar
https://order.rushmyfood.com/ginger

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Last night this Mexican Roll at Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar provided fuel for #TheBaldOne and his nightly walk home.

Spicy tuna, avocado wrapped with Tabasco Sauce, scallions, with tobiko on top. It featured a mild heat and really hit the spot. A Harpoon Brewery IPA washed everything down nicely.

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Red Dragon Maki at Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar.

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Ramen at Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar.

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Sashimi at Ginger Cajun Seafood -Asian Fusion – Bar.

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