I know the kind of thing you mean.
My husband’s best friend’s family owned a deli on Long Island. I’m from the South, so a LI deli was something I wanted to experience, at least once in my life. The first time I met his BF, he made me the BEST turkey sub I’ve ever eaten, and ever since then, every turkey sub is compared to that most amazing one I’ve ever had. To this day.
Yep...Nothing ever compares to the very first one of anything like that...