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Idiot Sandwich: 100+ Recipes to Elevate Your Sandwich Game
From viral meme to one of the year’s most exciting new YouTube series, Idiot Sandwich is the ultimate cookbook dedicated to that special heaven served up between two slices of bread.
When the world’s biggest chef, Gordon Ramsay, places two pieces of bread around your face and asks, “What are you?” there’s really only one “An idiot sandwich!”
When the whole world watches that exchange, it inspires a viral meme, then the internet’s favorite culinary competition show, and now—finally—this cookbook.
Join Gordon and some of the most exciting FoodTok chefs and YouTube stars on our trial-and-error journey to delicious, creative, and completely unique sandwiches. Inside, find more than 100 showstopping recipes that blend innovative and international flavors,
Zach King’s Steak Banh MiSusi Vidal’s Spicy Chicken ParmMatt Stonie’s Mississippi Shrimp SlugburgerH Woo’s Thai Fried ChickenAlbert Niazhvinski’s Wellington SandoEmmanuel Duverneau’s Caprese ChickenJosh Scherer’s Carne Asada Cheesesteak
What’s more, Idiot Sandwich goes back to basics (obviously, for all of us idiots), outlining pantry essentials, equipment (mandolins, meat mallets, and mixers, oh my!), breads, and everything else you need to get prepped. Divided into simple, idiot-proof sections, this cookbook will teach you how to make the best sandwiches for morning, noon, and night—and hey, you can even reward yourself with one of our sweet treats, after.
Developed and curated by Gordon Ramsay himself, and written with Courtney McBroom (co-author of Momofuku Milk Bar, Milk Bar Life and All About Cake), Idiot Sandwich an outrageously fun guide to achieving that perfect, mouthwatering combination of saucy, crunchy, savory deliciousness that only a sandwich can deliver. If you take nothing else from this book, know that anything can be a sandwich, and any idiot can make one. Yes, that means you!
When the world’s biggest chef, Gordon Ramsay, places two pieces of bread around your face and asks, “What are you?” there’s really only one “An idiot sandwich!”
When the whole world watches that exchange, it inspires a viral meme, then the internet’s favorite culinary competition show, and now—finally—this cookbook.
Join Gordon and some of the most exciting FoodTok chefs and YouTube stars on our trial-and-error journey to delicious, creative, and completely unique sandwiches. Inside, find more than 100 showstopping recipes that blend innovative and international flavors,
Zach King’s Steak Banh MiSusi Vidal’s Spicy Chicken ParmMatt Stonie’s Mississippi Shrimp SlugburgerH Woo’s Thai Fried ChickenAlbert Niazhvinski’s Wellington SandoEmmanuel Duverneau’s Caprese ChickenJosh Scherer’s Carne Asada Cheesesteak
What’s more, Idiot Sandwich goes back to basics (obviously, for all of us idiots), outlining pantry essentials, equipment (mandolins, meat mallets, and mixers, oh my!), breads, and everything else you need to get prepped. Divided into simple, idiot-proof sections, this cookbook will teach you how to make the best sandwiches for morning, noon, and night—and hey, you can even reward yourself with one of our sweet treats, after.
Developed and curated by Gordon Ramsay himself, and written with Courtney McBroom (co-author of Momofuku Milk Bar, Milk Bar Life and All About Cake), Idiot Sandwich an outrageously fun guide to achieving that perfect, mouthwatering combination of saucy, crunchy, savory deliciousness that only a sandwich can deliver. If you take nothing else from this book, know that anything can be a sandwich, and any idiot can make one. Yes, that means you!
256 pages, Hardcover
Published September 30, 2025
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
January 13, 2026
You won't find a book more full of inventive sandwiches than this. Many of them weren't my cuppa tea but all looked viable depending on your interest in the ingredients. We have marked 5 or 6 that looked good and the first one we tried — Chicken Caprese Sandwich — was delicious.
November 16, 2025
The recipes are fun and trendy. Not sure about realistic (for sandwiches). Are you really going to spend 6 hours making a whole brisket for an afternoon snack that you’ll eat in 6 minutes? Dubious, but it’s fun to imagine.
The section in the back on sauces, condiments, and toppings is a nice, multipurpose, addition that the average person may get more utility out of than the actual sandwich recipes.
The section in the back on sauces, condiments, and toppings is a nice, multipurpose, addition that the average person may get more utility out of than the actual sandwich recipes.
October 12, 2025
Only one recipe appealed to me…the Reuben
November 26, 2025
can't wait to try some of these 😋
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