Ken's Artisan Bakery

In the midst of the holiday craze and frantic last minute shoppers on Christmas Eve, Michael and I went looking for a temporary refuge, where we could enjoy some down time and people watch before heading over to his family's house to celebrate Christmas.

We found ourselves at Ken's Artisan Bakery (Ken's Artisan Pizza's big sister) on NW 21st.

We each got a coffee and shared a roasted turkey sandwich and tomato basil soup. They hand-make their bread and house-roast their turkey breast. It was by far, the best turkey sammy EVER!!! Besides the fact that they take their bread baking super seriously to produce an appetizingly crunchy baguette, everything else about it was delectable! Every time I took a bite, I would wrinkle my forehead in awe and confusion (seriously, Michael had to tell me to cut it out) because I was amazed at how good this seemingly simple sandwich tasted. For a minute, I thought there was something special about their lettuce, like maybe they infused it with crack, but Michael pointed out, it was actually the crack-infused garlic aoli that made it so delicious. Perfectly hand-made bread, lettuce, cheese, and garlic aoli has change my outlook on turkey sandwiches forever.

Disclaimer: This is saying a lot because after London, I swore off sandwiches. They have countless chains dedicated to selling just sandwiches (ugh) and unfortunately, I did not share their love of bland sammys.