Food

Wexler’s Deli Spreads Lox Love in Los Angeles

Micah Wexler Image by Courtesy of Wexler’s Deli

By Michael Kaminer June 1, 2016

Houston may have Ziggy Gruber, but Los Angeles has its own Deli Man — Micah Wexler, dubbed “the Seth Rogen of chefs” by our own Leah Koenig.

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Now, two years after opening Wexler’s Deli inside L.A.’s Grand Central Market to rapturous reviews, Wexler is bringing his house-made matzo-ball soup, pastrami and lox to Santa Monica.

For deli-loving Angelenos who can’t stand schlepping downtown, it’s a major breakthrough. “We’re serving a whole new community here,” Wexler told L.A. Weekly.

Michael Kaminer is a contributing editor at the Forward.

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