LEGENDARY

THE FERDI SPECIAL, PRE-DEVOURED
Yes the legends are true: the Ferdi special exists and is amazing.
Downtown New Orleans is home to the Superdome and Mother's. The former is a football stadium, the latter sells some of the most amazing sandwiches on earth. During a trip down to the NOLA, I just had to get my hands on it, no matter what the cost...or wait. To even get into Mother's, we waited at least an hour in 40-degree weather behind college football fans discussing which coaches are incredible, gods on earth and which are straight-up bums.

Thick white rolls encompass this meat pile. Slow-cooked ham rests underneath juicy, tender roastbeef, both swimming in their own juices and spices. The star of the show is the topping: "debris," they call it. This is a succulent breed of gravy and brisket, and it oozes from the Ferdi, like the Mississippi River, soaking the bread and your hands. There is some kind of home-made mayo, but it is easily upstaged and barley noticeable by the meat-jazz-fusion concert going on.

THE FERDI SPECIAL: HALF-DEVOURED
This sandwich is truly one of a kind.