Steve Safern knew for 20 years that he had a restaurant to open. When he finally teamed up with college roommate and long-time restaurant man Andy Walsh to open Hershel’s East Side Deli four years ago, the story of the restaurant was actually more than 64 years in the making. Hershel’s serves a full Kosher-style [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 19, 2009
We’re giving away a copy of David Sax’s book Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen. Read the post to learn how to win! David Sax is our kind of guy. The Canadian born Jewish freelance writer spent the past year or so traveling the globe [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 17, 2009
Submitted by Unbreaded reader Tim Fagan. Have a sandwich you love? Submit it to us and we’ll post it on the site. It puts a smile on my face when I see newcomers order sandwiches at Famous 4th Street Delicatessen. You know, the people naive to how incredibly large the portions are. The best was [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The history of both sandwiches and beer can be traced back thousands of years. So it’s no wonder, that the two are the perfect match for a hearty and flavorful meal. The Foodery, a long time institution in Philadelphia, offers many choices in both departments in their Northern Liberties store. Upon entering, you’ll find yourself [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 11, 2009
As the name suggests, The Kibitz Room has an informal atmosphere where the deli men crack jokes about as fast as they slice the meat. And this traditional Jewish deli has a few rules: corned beef, pastrami and brisket are only served hot; there is absolutely no white bread; no French’s yellow mustard; and no [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 6, 2009
We can never get enough corned beef and pastrami and it looks like our hunger will be soon satisfied with two new delicatessen openings in Philadelphia. Drew Lazor at City Paper’s MealTicket reports that Cherry Hill based Kibitz Room will be opening sometime before the end of the month at 1521 Locust Street. The restaurant [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Just off Exit 10 of the New Jersey Turnpike in Edison, NJ lies a sleeping giant called Harold’s New York Deli. The 300 seat restaurant is home to the world’s premiere corned beef and pastrami, served a mile high on bread so fresh it’s delivered four times a day. The “small” sandwiches weigh close to [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 2, 2009
Just west of the University of Pennsylvania campus is a little deli that has been a mecca for sandwich lovers for over 40 years. Although Bob Koch the enthusiastic, caring and friendly owner passed away in late 2005, his legacy lives on. At lunchtime, a five-person-deep single file line is almost always the norm, but [...]
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