This is the tale of one student’s quest for the holy grail of all sandwiches, the perfect brisket, and how he finds it in an unlikely place: Schatzie the Butcher’s shop.

Right on Amsterdam, it was a place that, like the pretty/ugly girl in a generic 90’s rom-com, he had acknowledged in passing but had never truly taken the time to get to know.

Watch the video below for a first-hand account of the tale, or click here for the entire story, written in breath-taking—albeit killer rabbit-less— detail.