Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli (Hardcover)

from froxgirl

An excellent timeline of deli food in America, which, like crab rangoons, is/are fairly unknown in the country of origin. Jews didn't eat deli in the shtetls because who could afford meat? Initially rejected by immigrants due to wives being shamed for not feeding their families with homemade meal...

from Dokfintong

Posin's deli in Washington, DC doesn't get a mention in Mr. Merwin's book but that was my deli. Walking distance. Great sandwiches and pastries. My most indelible deli memory, though, is of breakfast at Lenny's in Clearwater, FL, and the bowl of mini pastries that magically arrived at our table. ...

from froxgirl

An excellent timeline of deli food in America, which, like crab rangoons, is/are fairly unknown in the country of origin. Jews didn't eat deli in the shtetls because who could afford meat? Initially rejected by immigrants due to wives being shamed for not feeding their families with homemade meal...

from Dokfintong

Posin's deli in Washington, DC doesn't get a mention in Mr. Merwin's book but that was my deli. Walking distance. Great sandwiches and pastries. My most indelible deli memory, though, is of breakfast at Lenny's in Clearwater, FL, and the bowl of mini pastries that magically arrived at our table. ...