Where Hash Rules: The Story of Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe (1927-2014) in Boston's South End

by G.A. Cuddy, Brooke Wolin (Photographer)

The story of the famed Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe in Boston that closed its doors in 2014 after 87 years in business! Winner of a James Beard Foundation award in 2005 as an American Classic, this updated second edition includes a photo of President Obama's visit in 2013 and some other special treats. Enjoy this love story about Arthur Manjourides, Chris Manjourides, Marie Fuller, Fontaine Anzalone, and the many colorful family members and characters who graced the establishment over the years!

Joanna Sciarrino of BON APPÉTIT called Where Hash Rules a "... love letter to Charlie’s and its truly awesome turkey hash. Beyond that, it’s an intimate history about the owners, diners, and food that have made Charlie’s an institution."

Now in paperback, too!

213 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2012

About the author

G.A. Cuddy is a retired author, journalist, poet, and playwright. His most recent release is First Fiction, a novel about an American teenager named Ingrid Fallon who travels to Belfast during the tumultuous summer of 1981.

Mr. Cuddy is also the author of Where Hash Rules, an ebook on the history of the legendary Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe in Boston, which Joanna Sciarrino of Bon Appetit called "worth the read for those who love food history and beautiful photography."

Other completed projects include In The Clearing Stands A Boxer, a poetry journal to benefit the Haymakers for Hope charity in its fight against cancer, and The Grief Poet, a play in three acts about condemned men who encounter poet Karl Shapiro on the eve of their executions.