My life in delis — an elegy to the Carnegie, the Stage, Charney’s and the Jewish eateries of yesteryear
For one Jewish writer, a delicatessen has been far more than just a place for matzo balls and pickles
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Food In Hospitality, Haimish Is Hot: Why Are Hotels Turning To Jewish Delis?
A new kosher deli wants to fill the pastrami-scented void left by long-departed Manhattan stalwarts Carnegie Deli and the Stage. Pastrami Queen, which opened inside Times Square’s sleek Pearl Hotel last week, is serving up house-made blintzes, old-school tongue sandwiches, and even chicken in the pot to sometimes befuddled tourists and seen-it-all locals. The eatery,…
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Food Carnegie Deli Returns As Pop-Up For ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
That Mrs. Maisel has got some chutzpah. First, she says things no 1950s housewife should utter. Now, she’s resurrecting the Carnegie Deli. To celebrate a new season of runaway hit The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon Studios is bringing the Carnegie back as a weeklong popup, December 1-8 in Soho. “While it may be 2018 on…
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Fast Forward Former Dishwasher Offers $10M for Carnegie Deli, Owner Says No Way
Carnegie Deli will serve its last mile-high pastrami sandwich today at midnight, despite a late offer from a former dishwasher to buy the restaurant for $10 million. Upper West Side restaurateur Sammy Musovic washed dishes for a year at the deli in the 1970s. He said he offered the money to save a landmark “that…
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Fast Forward It’s Closing Time at the Carnegie Deli
After announcing its closure a couple months ago, Manhattan’s Carnegie Deli will serve up its last pastrami sandwich on December 30. It’s an iconic spot, open for almost eight decades, where Woody Allen filmed scenes for “Broadway Danny Rose,” a monument to New Yorkism. But mostly these days it draws tourists, as the $20 price…
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Food Countdown to Carnegie Deli’s Demise
A reminder that as of today, there are just two months to go in the countdown to Carnegie Deli’s demise. If you’ve never tried it, now’s the time. If, like our food editor, you have cherished memories of Carnegie, relive them while you still can. The legendary deli closes its doors forever on December 31….
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Food Save the Chickens; Save the Carnegie
Readers of Monday’s New York Times may have noticed a full-page ad with the headline, “The Illegal Slaughter of Chickens on Our Streets Must Stop.” In an open letter to Mayor Bill De Blasio, the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos and Concerned Citizens of the City of New York demanded that the city “stop…
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Food Carnegie Deli Offers Ode to Fiddler With ‘If I Were a ‘Wich Man’ Sammy
New York’s Carnegie Deli has unveiled a new sandwich inspired by Fiddler on the Roof, whose Broadway revival has been a smash. The “If I Were a Wich Man” dresses corned beef and brisket (“from the butcher Lazar Wolf, of course,” according to the Carnegie website), with add-ons like “Tevye the Dairyman’s” Swiss cheese (“because…
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