Frankie Vaughan's is a great little deli/coffee shop combo found on Edward St in Brighton, virtually opposite the Royal Pavilion. Depending on how fussy you are you can either go into the coffee shop and pick up one of their prepared sandwiches, or if you're a bit fussier and like to see your sandwich being made, like me, then you can just pop next door to the deli. Upon entering you are welcomed by a huge cabinet full of ingredients, and numerous chalk boards with various tantalising specials and suggestions. Truly overwhelming, but in the best possible sense.
After a long, long deliberation I opted for one of their specials, a brie and pastrami ciabatta with sweet onion pickle. There's a lot going on in this sandwich, lots of big flavours coming from the pastrami, the brie and the sweet pickle, but despite my fears it's actually a combination that worked well together. The brie was fairly mild and so didn't overpower the pastrami, the creamy cheese complemented the salty spicy beef, and the pickle brought a welcome sweetness in the background. The crunchy salad added a freshness and the lovely soft floured ciabatta tied the whole sandwich together perfectly.
