I wanted to confirm that the "joe" in "sloppy joe" is capitalized, but Wikipedia doesn't capitalize* either "sloppy" or "joe," which relegates "sloppy joe" to the rank of "a cup of joe." Dictionary.com, however, notes the entire phrase can be capitalized or not. I've made my orthographic choices; it's up to you, now, to make yours.
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*Don't pay attention to the entry title, where "Sloppy" is capitalized: Wikipedia tends to capitalize the first letter of every entry title, so that's no indication of whether or not to capitalize. Look at the main text of the article to see what's going on. I should note, though, that the article does mention a theory that there was a guy nicknamed "Sloppy Joe" in Cuba who may have been the inventor of the sandwich. So if you want to write the name as "Sloppy Joe" in honor of the putative inventor of the sandwich, be my guest.
A sad reminder that the Sloppy Joe's bar in Barretto recently opened kitchen does not serve the promised sloppy joe sandwich (the owner claimed a pulled pork sandwich was the same thing). Nope, I want the real deal!
ReplyDeleteIf the guy made a pulled-beef sandwich, it could be close to a ropa vieja (ROH-pah vee-YEY-ha, "old clothes") preparation and the ancestor of the sloppy joe. Maybe suggest it to him. That same Wikipedia article notes that ropa vieja is also a Filipino thing.
DeleteInteresting to learn the origin story. If I can't find a Sloppy Joe, I might try making one on my own. And yes, I'll claim I'm eating Filipino food!
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