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# Gardener at Korbel Delicatessen & Market
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/guerneville-korbel-delicatessen-and-market-gardener/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:17:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:17:46.000Z
- Description: Fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, basil pesto, mayonnaise, organic spring greens, balsamic reduction on choice of bread. Sandwich Score 80, excellent. At Korbel Delicatessen & Market, Guerneville.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Korbel Delicatessen & Market](https://onesandwich.com/guerneville-korbel-delicatessen-and-market/), a deli in Guerneville, California.

Hoagie RollBalsamic (vinegar,…MayonnaisePestoTomatoFresh MozzarellaHoagie Roll

**80**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · excellent

Excellent, with one move worth +9.

A caprese with layers outside the form; five of six roles, most layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

92

Harmony

95

Contrast

100

Structure

100

Focus

86

Composition

75

Quality

100

Envelope

100

Each bar is one pillar of the score, 0 to 100\. The tick marks what a sandwich at the summit needs; an amber bar is the one holding this sandwich back.

**hoagie roll (the menu offers a choice of bread; scored on this one)**, served cold: fresh mozzarella (high tier); tomatoes; basil pesto; mayonnaise; organic spring greens; balsamic reduction (high tier).

## Balance

salt0.9 · 48thacid1.5 · 87thfat2.4 · 60thsweet0.8 · 83rdumami1.2 · 38thheat0.0bitter0.4 · 86th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.9   | 48th               |
| acid   | 1.5   | 87th               |
| fat    | 2.4   | 60th               |
| sweet  | 0.8   | 83rd               |
| umami  | 1.2   | 38th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.4   | 86th               |

**92** Balance, out of 100

The seven flavor axes of the whole sandwich, each summed across its layers. The shaded ring is the catalog's middle 80%; the small number under each axis is where this sandwich falls in the catalog. A shape that sits inside the ring is in the range most sandwiches live in; a spike past it is where this one stands apart.

## What each layer brings

| Layer                                                               | Role    | Flavor and texture                      | Points     |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| hoagie roll (the menu offers a choice of bread; scored on this one) | bread   | soft crusty                             | the frame  |
| fresh mozzarella (high tier)                                        | protein | fat 3 soft creamy melty                 | **+24**    |
| tomatoesscored as Tomato                                            | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+23**    |
| basil pestoscored as Pesto                                          | sauce   | fat 4 salt 2 umami 2 creamy saucy       | **0**      |
| mayonnaise                                                          | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy               | **−3**     |
| organic spring greens                                               |         |                                         | not scored |
| balsamic reduction (high tier)scored as Balsamic (vinegar, glaze)   | acid    | acid 4 sweet 3 wet saucy                | **+9**     |

Points: what the Sandwich Score would lose if that one layer were left out, everything else the same. A negative number means the sandwich scores higher without it. Flavor runs 0 to 5 on each axis.

## Pairings

- **Fresh Mozzarella + Tomato**: caprese core: milky against sweet acid
- **Fresh Mozzarella + Balsamic (vinegar, glaze)**: dark acid against milky cheese
- **Tomato + Mayonnaise**: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich
- **Tomato + Balsamic (vinegar, glaze)**: vinegar on tomato, salad logic

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: a finished composition (0.05 short).

[All the sandwiches at Korbel Delicatessen & Market](https://onesandwich.com/guerneville-korbel-delicatessen-and-market/) · [The menu this was read from](https://www.korbel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Deli-Menu-Updated-1.24.pdf?ref=onesandwich.com) · [Build your own in the Sandwich Builder](https://onesandwich.com/builder/)

Menu read 2026-09; items and prices change. The score is the site's opinion of the recipe as listed, not a review of the shop; tiers and house-made marks follow the menu's own wording.