On The Great American Sandwich Show, a celebrity steps into comedian Lindsay Ames's kitchen to tackle a challenge: Make your favorite sandwich. She makes a twist. They swap plates and stories, then pick a winner. And somewhere along the way, these two very different people discover a lot of common ground between the bread.
Because sandwiches truly are the great American equalizer.
Lindsay Ames might be a professional comedian, but she takes sandwiches very seriously. An award-winning actor, writer and culinary obsessive, Lindsay is the mind behind shows like Make That Sandwich and has racked up credits on Comedy Central, Netflix and TBS. Oh, and she once made a sandwich for Gordon Ramsay. (He approved—whew.)
Criminal Minds' Aisha Tyler brings her signature no-filter energy and a crazy-good recipe to Lindsay's kitchen for a Cuban sandwich showdown, complete with a little day drinking, some choice words and a big-hearted conversation about a dearly departed friend from the food world. Find out who was crowned Cubano Queen (or jump right to the winning recipe).
Country star Russell Dickerson challenges Lindsay to a BLT-building duel with songs and stories along the way, including a shocking secret most parents would be afraid to admit. Learn which 'wich was named Best of All Time (yep, like the song) or just skip right to the top recipe.
Fellow latchkey kids Lindsay and actor-comedian Joel Kim Booster dive deep into nostalgia while making riffs on a childhood classic, the tuna sandwich. Find out which version wins—tuna melt or tuna salad—in this week's recap. (Or just skip to the winning tuna sandwich recipe.)
When Top Chef winner-turned-host Kristen Kish stops by Lindsay's kitchen, the two compete for the title of Best Italian Sandwich. Find out whose version won in our recap—or just skip straight to the winning sandwich recipe.
Lindsay's not the only one who's serious about sandwiches. We know you are, too. We've rounded up the great American classics that inspired the show. Find your next signature sandwich.
After watching the show, you'll want to make a sandwich. (Trust us.) Here are our best tips, tricks and secrets for building one that'll get on Lindsay's menu board. And don't forget the sandwich sides.
