Baguette Sandwiches: ham and cheese

I can't stand how most of the bread at the New York delis blow. Especially if you want something on a baguette.

Fed up, I decided to make my on sandwich on a baguette. I went with a baguette from Balthazar's even though their taste is "inspid," according to Cornell Professor Stephen L. Kaplan, Goldwin Smith Professor of European History at Cornell University and certified bread snob (NYMag calls him "the world's preeminent French-bread scholar"). For full article on the best New York baguettes, click here.

A smear of mayonaisse, a dab of dijon mustard, some gruyere plus a bit too much ham, and there you go: a ham and cheese sandwich fit for an adult.