New England Restaurant Serves Incredible Pasta Sandwiches

A big bowl of pasta and piled high sandwich are two of the biggest fan-favorite meals in the country. There's a New England restaurant you need to know about that is putting the two of them together and creating these amazing pasta sandwiches.

How do you create such a thing? Well, in short, it's simply a long rub roll where the middle is filled with hot pasta mixes instead of your traditional deli meat.

Pasta sandwiches are certainly a big attraction at this restaurant but the menu is filled with outrageous items.

We're heading to Stamford, Connecticut to visit the Elm Street Diner. Located conveniently at 463 Elm Street, this restaurant has been serving the community since 1987. "Our goal is to provide you with not only quality food, but an unparalleled dining experience," they say.

Bear with me for a minute. If you are viewing the Elm Street Diner menu you have to navigate through a lot of eye-catching descriptions. Pancake tacos, loaded fries, and Oreo Belgian waffles are nothing to skim over, but let's settle on the menu category of "Stacked Sandwiches" under the Social Media superstars page.

Here you will find the like of "Spicy Rigatoni Vodka Chicken Parm," and "Crispy Chicken Fettuccini Mozzarella Alfredo." Both are made in a similar fashion. Split open the full sub roll and start with a base layer of four mozzarella sticks. Then fresh layers of either the rigatoni pasta or fettuccini is piled on top. Chopped breaded chicken cut pieces join the party next, only to have more of the pasta layered on. Each sandwich is then smothered in shredded mozzarella cheese and baked in the oven.

We're not done yet. Upon coming out of the oven, steaming hot and crispy, more of the appropriate sauce is added on in addition to a sprinkle of parmesan cheese. Both of these choices go for $24.

In addition, there is a third option here that is a special. It's called the "Holy Ravioli." This consists of fried ravioli getting placed in the sandwich first. Then, chicken cutlet and house-made spaghetti is layered on. It's covered in some marina sauce and cheese, then finished with some diced parsley.

Upon finishing these monsters, you will might still have room for dessert. This is where you will find "Cake Shakes" and the "OMG Birthday Bowl" both of which were featured on the Food Network.

The Elm Street Diner is open seven days weekly starting at 8 AM. On Sunday, they also offer a brunch option from 10 AM to 2 PM.

Ben and Jerry's new flavors couldn't be more different from each other. The popular New England based ice cream brand has added three options to their creative family so far this year, and here I will rank them all.

Coincidentally, I tried each of these in one sitting. This was an unplanned taste test. With a house full of young kids, a visiting friend recently stopped by and knew the way to quickly win over the youngsters. Pints of ice cream.

Before I get into explaining which was best, I should note I am not an ice cream (or dessert) enthusiast by any means. Dare I say, I hardly seek out ice cream, even in the summer months. However, if it is put in front of me, I will eat it if it's one of my favorite varieties.

If I'm going for ice cream, though, Ben and Jerry's is easily my brand of choice. Being a New Englander, I have toured their Vermont location a handful of times. Their half-baked in a cone is my go-to choice.

If you are not familiar, these are the Ben and Jerry's new flavors that have rolled out in 2024. Impretzively Fudged, PB S'More, and Marshmallow Sky. Now, it's important to note that Marshmallow Sky is new just to pints. Meaning, it was available in their scoop shops only.

Another flavor entitled Strawberry Cheezecake was also unveiled earlier this year. This did not qualify here as a new flavor ranking because it had been an ice cream flavor (branded "cheesecake). The new "cheeze" version is a vegan dairy-free dessert.

Upon seeing these at my house, I realized they were new. So, instead of selecting one pint to scoop, I took one for the team and realized I needed one proper scoop of each.

My process was to try one at a time and not have all three in the same bowl. Blending flavors might compromise the intended taste.

As a result, there was a flavor where one bite was enough. Another where I couldn't get enough, and the third was somewhere in between.

Here is my official ice cream ranking of Ben and Jerry's new flavors.

It's chocolate ice cream with fudge covered pretzel pieces and pretzel swirl. The problem here is that I do not like chocolate covered pretzels. Oddly enough, I love pretzels alone. Dip them in sugar and ice cream and it either compromises the flavor or classifies as "too much." So, this was my least favorite.

Here we have toasted marshmallow ice cream with peanut butter cups, graham cracker pieces, and marshmallow swirl. The graham crackers are the star of this show. They pair better with the ice cream and chocolate than the typical marshmallow of a S'More. This was certainly a tasty delight, but I feel if the marshmallow swirl did not need to be invited to the party.

Admittedly, I was a little cautious about the blue ice cream color thinking it could suffer from cotton candy syndrome (where too much equals upset stomach city). That is not the case here. It's marshmallow ice cream with swirls, and then chocolate chip cookie dough and chocolate chocolate chip cookie dough. The latter of the cookie dough bites just brings this to another level. Some sweets get forced together and some just belong together and make each other better. That's the case here. It's no wonder Ben and Jerry's decided to promote this flavor. It tastes as cheerful as it looks.