“I just need a sandwich,” I mumbled as we walked down the narrow Via de Neri<\/em>.<\/p>\n At that moment, I noticed people on the other side of the street sitting on the curb eating\u2026 sandwiches<\/em>. But the fair and industrious Trudy would not be distracted.<\/p>\n \u201cIt must be down further…\u201d she said, studying her map and guidebook, periodically looking up to orient herself.<\/p>\n As we walked, the crowd of sandwich-eating-people grew. Now they were in the street and on the sidewalk beside us. All of them were eating sandwiches from the same place, All\u2019antico Vinaio<\/em>. And now I saw this place on the other side of the street.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s go there,\u201d I said, with a (not so subtle) hint of desperation.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re almost there,\u201d Trudy said.\u00a0Then she stopped. \u201cHere it is!\u201d<\/p>\n Club del Gusto<\/a>\u00a0was a small place with one or two tables on the sidewalk in front of a small window that said, Trippa e Lampredotto<\/em>. We walked thru the door past a narrow kitchen where two guys were cooking while a single customer ordered a late lunch. We sat at a broad wooden table in the back, and just a few moments later the owner, Paolo, walked up and began speaking in English.<\/p>\n He apologized for the menu being exclusively in Italian and proceeded to explain each dish with loving detail. And he gave us a gift of lampredotto<\/a>\u00a0to try before we ordered.<\/p>\n They brought the lampredotto to our table on a small, wooden board. It was served hot on crispy bread, and seeing as Trudy took a pass, I ate it all myself. When Paolo came back, I pointed to the empty board and said, \u201cIt\u2019s good!”<\/p>\n Paolo\u2019s eyes widened.<\/p>\n \u201cAh,\u201d he said, \u201cwell now we know!\u201d And he laughed. Then he reached down with his left hand and slid the board to the far end of the table. Now we know<\/em>, he said, as if I had told him something he didn\u2019t know.<\/p>\n An old man was sitting nearby finishing his pasta lunch and had been watching us. As the board came to a stop, he laughed.<\/p>\n After we had finished our (delicious) lunch, Paolo came back to talk. The rush was over, and he had two capable guys running the kitchen.<\/p>\n I explained to him how I had barely made it past the gauntlet of sandwiches just up the street but how Trudy had known what she was looking for.<\/p>\n2. Lampredotto<\/h3>\n
3. About that Sandwich Place<\/h3>\n
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