SHERIDAN — Andrew Nord's earliest memory of a sloppy Joe comes with a soundtrack.

"Honestly, probably like the sloppy Joe song — ‘Lunch Lady L and’ with Adam Sandler and Chris Farley," said Nord, a chef at Smith Alley Brewing Co. in Sheridan. "When I think sloppy Joe, I think about that."

Sandler sings, “Yesterday's meatloaf is today's sloppy Joes,” and for Nord, that’s part of the joke.

It also crosses a line. He insists on crafting sloppy Joes with fresh ingredients.

Growing up in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, Nord had an unusual relationship with the iconic sandwich. His mother is a lunch lady at a school, sometimes serving the very dish that defined cafeteria cuisine for generations of American kids.

His father? Not a fan.

"My dad's name is Joe,

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