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DeMille, Cecil B., 132
Denver, 113–18, 274
Dershowitz, Alan, 12
Detroit: deli history and future, 80–81, 85, 274; inner city, 80–82; Jewish immigration and emigration, 77; rye breads, 83
Diamond, Hy, 200
DiMaggio, Joe, 31
Dimitri, Panzer, 244–45
Dion, Celine, 201
Dr. Brown’s sodas, 26–27
Dragoon, Ronnie, 40, 44, 187
Drapkin’s, San Francisco, 126
Driver, Minnie, 237
Duke Zeibert’s, Washington, D.C., 271–72
Duncan, Nate, 98
Dunn’s, Montreal, 215
Dunn’s, Toronto, 215
Dworkin, Arnold, 99–100
Dworkin, Judy, 99–100
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East Side Kosher Deli, Denver, 113
Eat This Deli, Rogers, Arkansas, 114
Economy Deli, Atlanta, 169
Eggers, Jarrett “Jimmy,” 118–20
Eisen, Harry, 218
Eisenberg, Chicago, 95
Eisland brothers, 8
El and Lee Deli, St. Louis, 109
Eleven City Diner, Chicago, 101–6
Eli’s, St. Louis, 109
Eli’s Cheesecake, Chicago, 95
Elway, John, 115
Empire National, 56–59, 268, 277
Encino, California, 183
England, 229–33, 237–38, 274
Entratter, Jack, 148
Ephron, Nora, 141
Epicure Market, South Beach, Florida, 182, 183
Esquire Deli, Detroit, 77
Essex On Coney, New York, 52–53
Everest Restaurant, Chicago, 105
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Factor, Al, 143
Factor’s Deli, Los Angeles, 133–34, 135, 140
Famous Deli, Philadelphia, 75
Farber, Christopher, 40
Fashion Luncheonette, New York, 114
Faye (waitress at 2nd Ave), 268
Feingold’s, Los Angeles, 135
Fernandez, Alfredo (Freddo), 12–13
Ferris, Marcie Cohen, 166
Fingerhut, Herb, 99–101
Finkel, Fyvush, 63–64
Finkelsztajn, Sacha, 245
Firestone, Sam, 221
Fishman’s, St. Louis, 109
Flamingo, Las Vegas, 148
Florida: deli history and future, 178–80, 274; Jewish community, 175, 176–78; numbers of delis, 175–76
Foer, Franklin, 171
Fox, Abe, 149
Foxy’s Delicatessen, Las Vegas, 149
France: deli history and future, 244, 249–50, 274; Jewish community, 243–44
Freedland, Jonathan, 232
French Canadians and delis, 201–2, 210
Friedman, Barry, 68
Friedman, Kenny, 164
Friedman, Kinky, 161
Friedman’s, New York, 68
Frisco’s, Washington, D.C., 171
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 175, 180
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Gadek, Robert, 256, 259
Gelberman, Dave, 219, 221
Gellis, Isaac, 23–24, 26
Georgiou, Bambos, 227
Georgiou, John, 227–28
Georgiou, Katarina, 227
Georgiou, Michael, 227
Gerwitz’s, Chicago, 98
Gino (counterman at Manny’s), 94
Ginsberg, Sy, 76–82, 89, 91–92, 96, 162, 274
Ginsburg, Art, 133, 140
Ginzburg, Leo, 143
Giuliani, Rudy, 35
Godrej, India, 97
Goldberg, Harriet, 83
Goldberg, Jack, 82–83
Goldberg, Steve, 83–84, 87
Goldenberg, Albert, 244
Goldenberg, Jo, 242–43, 244
Goldenberg, Joseph, 244
Goldenberg’s, Toronto, 214
Goldman, Anat, 159–60
Goldman, Gregory, 159–60
Goldman, Rozalia, 159
Goldman, Sam, 159
Goldman’s Deli, Scottsdale, Arizona, 159–60
Gold’s, Atlanta, 169
Gold’s, Chicago, 98
Goldstein, Gene, 143
Goldstein, Joyce, 124
Goldstein’s, Memphis, 169
Goldwyn, Samuel, 132
Goncalves, Joao “Johnny,” 197–98
goose necks, stuffed, 258
Goren, Drew, 40
Gottlieb, Joseph, 21
Gottlieb, Menashe, 21–22
Gottlieb’s, New York, 21–22, 274
Gottlieb’s, Savannah, Georgia, 169
Gourmet Shop, Miami Beach, 177
Greenberg’s Deli, Las Vegas, 152–53
Greenblatt’s, Los Angeles, 134, 139–40
Greenwald’s, Los Angeles, 135
gribenes, 269
Gruber, Ziggy, 162–65, 274
Guggenheim Deli, Houston, Texas, 164
Gulden’s Spicy Brown Mustard, 26, 58
Guns N’ Roses, 146
Guttman, Irving, 85
Guttman, Rose, 84–87, 165, 264
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H. Weinberg and Sons, New York, 56
Haberman, Ron, 114
Haim, Abie, 208–9
Harmenstein, Joe, 143
Harold’s, New Jersey, 75
Harris, Eiran, 195
Harry Morgan’s, London, England, 235–37
Hassan, Tam, 234
Hassan, Az, 234
The Hat, Los Angeles, 132
Havana, Cuba, 192
Hebrew National Kosher Sausage Factory Inc., New York, 58–59, 96
Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli, Denver, 116–18
Helmreich, William, 45–46
Henderson, Nevada, 150–51, 157, 274
Hendrix, Jimi, 146
Henry’s, New York, 8
Hernandez, Carrie, 138–39
Hernandez, Marc, 138–39
Hersh’s, Detroit, 77
Highley, Peter, 222–23
Hirsch, Herb, 126
Hirsh, David, 137
Hispanics, as deli workers, 159–60
Hoffa, Jimmy, 172
Hoffberg’s, Washington, D.C., 171
Hoffman, Moishe, 241–42
Hoffy’s, Antwerp, Belgium, 241–42, 274
Hollywood, Florida, 175
Holzmark, Jim, 111–13
Hong Kong, 192
Hoover, J. Edgar, 172
Houston, Texas, 160–61, 162–65
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I Love New York Deli, Seattle, 74
Icyk, Bryan, 216
Icyk, Henry, 216
Indianapolis, Indiana, 3, 74
Irving’s Deli, Detroit, 85
Israel: ancient Jewish history, 22; lack of delis, 192; mid-1900s to late, 33, 244, 255
Itzkovitz Delicatessen, Chicago, 99
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Jackie’s Deli, Las Vegas, 149
Jackson, Mississippi, 169
Jacob Bronfman’s, New York, 26
Jacobs, Jeff, 279
Jacobson, Nate, 148
Jaffe, Max, 161
Jake’s, Milwaukee, 74
Jerry’s Famous Deli, Encino, California, 183
Jerry’s Famous Deli, Los Angeles, 140
Jerry’s Famous Deli, South Beach, Florida, 183–84
Jerry’s Famous Deli Inc., 176, 182–84, 188–89, 222
Jewish community: Belgium, 242; Boulder, Colorado, 118; Buenos Aires, 191; Chicago, 95, 98–99; Colorado, 108, 118; Dallas, 161; Deep South, 169; Denver, 113; Detroit, 77; England, 229–30; Florida, 175, 176–78; France, 243–44; Havana, Cuba, 192; Hong Kong, 192; Houston, 16061, 164; Kansas City, 111–12; Krakow, 252, 253–64; Las Vegas, 148; London, England, 232–33; Los Angeles, 132, 136; Missouri, 108; Montreal, 195, 203–4, 2089; New Orleans, 166–67, 168; New York, 23–24, 27, 33, 46–48; Poland, 252, 253–60; San Francisco, 122, 124; Scottsdale, 159; St. Louis, 109–10; Texas, 160–61; Toronto, 204, 213–15; Utah, 108, 121; Washington, D.C., 170–73; Wyoming, 108
Jimmy and
Drew’s 28th Street Deli, Boulder, Colorado, 118–20, 151, 274
Jo Goldenberg’s, Paris, 244–45, 249
Jo (manager at Brick Lane Beigel Bake), 230
Joe Pierce Deli, Chicago, 99
Joe’s Stone Crab, Chicago, 105
John (cutter at Katz’s), 6–8
Johnny’s Pastrami, Los Angeles, 132
Jones, Tom, 149
Junior’s Deli, Los Angeles, 136–37, 139
Junior’s Deli, New York, 30
Junior’s, Miami Beach, 177
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Kahn & Botsman, London, England, 229
Kalifa, Michel, 246–50, 274
Kansas City, Missouri, 111–13
Kansas Deli and Bakery, New Orleans, 167
kasha varnishkes, 151
Kassner, Diane, 268
Kathy (waitress at 2nd Ave), 268
Katz, Benny, 8
Katz, Eric, 181
Katz, Harry, 8
Katz, Marc, 161–62
Katzenberg, Mark Jay, 185
Katzinger’s, Columbus, Ohio, 90
Katznelson, David, 125, 128
Katz’s Deli, Austin, Texas, 160–62
Katz’s Delicatessen, New York: as restorer of health, 39–40; author’s stint at, 6–8, 10–13, 15–16, 1819; clientele, 9, 16–17; fame, 170; history and future, 3, 8–9, 17–18, 26, 273; non-kosher, 30; owners and staff, 8–9, 11, 13–15, 18, 44; pastrami, 12–13, *98; sends salamis to U.S. troops, 32; and young Jews today, 47–48
Kaufman’s Bagel & Deli, Chicago, 99–101
Kavin, Jeff, 134, 140
Kennedy, Robert, 45, 172
Kenny & Zuke’s, Portland, 74
Kenny and Ziggy’s, Houston, Texas, 162–65
Kensington Kosher Deli, Long Island, 45
King Kold, Chicago, 95, 97
King, Larry, 132–33, 136
kishke, 138–39
Klein, Freddy, 55, 164
Kleinman, Morris, 148
Klezmer Hois, Krakow, 252, 256, 259, 262
Koch, Ed, 45, 48
Koch’s, Philadelphia, 75
Kofman, Jeffrey, 188–89
Kohn, Kenny, 14
Koppel’s, Chicago, 99
Korenbaum, Bill, 185–87
Kosher Cajun New York Deli and Grocery, New Orleans, 166–68
kosher foods: authenticity, 28–29; early history, 22–23; history in America, 23–30; in supermarkets, 33–34; pastrami as, 56; today, 34
Kosher on the Go, Salt Lake City, 121
Kosher Zion, Chicago, 97
Krakow, Poland, 252, 253–61, 262–65
Kranin, Theodore, 26
Kravitz, Al, 205
Kravitz, Ben, 195, 204–5
Kravitz, Brian, 205
Kravitz, Elliot, 205
Kravitz, Fanny, 195
Kravitz, Irving, 205
Kravitz, Jean, 205
Kravitz, Murray, 205
Kravitz, Sollie, 205
Krupin, Mel, 172
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Lack, Asher, 269
Lack, Stephen, 269
Langer, Al, 141–45
Langer, Jean, 141
Langer, Jeanette, 144
Langer, Norm, 141–45
Langer, Trisha, 144
Langer’s Delicatessen, Los Angeles, 141–45, 198
Las Vegas, 148–57, 274
Lasky, Jesse, 132
LaVazza, Italy, 97
Leavitt’s, Chicago, 98
Lebedin, Charles, 169
Lebewohl, Abe: inspires Jeremy, 271–72, 276; murder of, 66, 277–78; opens and runs 2nd Ave Deli, 62–66, 67–68, 70
Lebewohl, Ariella, 278–79
Lebewohl, Felicia, 69
Lebewohl, Jack: birth, 64; closes 2nd Ave Deli, 62–63, 67, 69–71, 277; and opening of new 2nd Ave Deli, 267, 268–69, 271, 277–78; runs 2nd Ave Deli after Abe’s death, 66, 68, 69, 71
Lebewohl, Jeremy, 267–73, 276–79
Lebewohl, Joshua, 271, 276
Lebewohl, Sharon, 65–66, 68–71, 271, 277–78
Lebewohl, Terry, 276
Lebowski, Jeff “The Dude,” 125
Leb’s Pig Alley, Atlanta, 169
Lefler, Israel, 121
Lefler, Miriam, 121
Lenny’s, Baltimore, 171
Leonard, Jack E., 30
Leonard, Kevin, 3
Lester’s Deli, Montreal, 203–4, 209
Lester’s (meats; no relation to Deli), Montreal, 216
Lettuce Entertain You, 105
Lever Brothers, 220
Levine, Ed, 49
Levine, Sandy, 42, 54–55, 115, 254–55
Levitt, Peter, 123
Levy’s Jewish Rye, 34
Liebman’s, New York, 42, 140
Linda (waitress at 2nd Ave), 268
Lindy’s, New York, 30
Litman’s, Toronto, 214
Livonia, Michigan, 81
Loeser, Freddy, 43
Loeser’s Kosher Delicatessen, New York, 43
Loewy, Lou, 81
London, Arnie, 178
London, England: deli history and future, 232–33, 237–38, 274; Jewish community, 229–30, 232–33; numbers of delis, 229–30; types of delis, 231
Long Island, New York, 33, 40, 45
Lori (waitress at Pancer’s), 224
Los Angeles: deli history and future, 131–32, 274; family-owned delis, 138–41; Jewish community, 132, 136
Lou G. Siegel’s, New York, 44
Louie (counterman at 2nd Ave), 268
Louis’ Deli, St. Louis, 109
Lou’s, Detroit, 77, 80–82
Lubin, Charles, 97
Lyons Deli, Chicago, 98–99
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Mahmoud (counterman at 2nd Ave), 268
Main Deli, Montreal, 201, 202
Main St. Deli, Kansas City, Missouri, 111
Main Street Deli, Hong Kong, 192
Maison David, Paris, 245–49
Makuch, Janusz, 255
Mamma Batt’s, Chicago, 98
Mann, Michael, 146
Manny’s, Chicago, 140
Manny’s Coffee Shop & Deli, Chicago, 93–95, 106–7
Markowitz sisters, 140
Markowitz, Suzee, 133
Marx, Andrew “Drew,” 119–20
Marx, Sarah, 120
Mason, Jackie, 31, 62
Max and Benny’s, Chicago, 101–3, 105
Max C’s, Las Vegas, 149
Max’s and Eppy’s, Chicago, 105
Mazian’s, Atlanta, 169
McGovern, George, 45
Mel Krupin’s, Washington, D.C., 172
Melman, Richard, 105
Mel’s Montreal Delicatessen, Toronto, 215
Memphis, Tennessee, 169
Mendelson, Al, 139
Mendelson, David, 139, 140, 147
Mendelson, Mark, 139, 140
Merlin’s, Atlanta, 169
Merwin, Ted, 28, 35, 269
Mexicans, as deli workers, 159–60
Miami Beach, Florida, 176–78, 188–89
Michael, George, 237
Mile High Rye, Denver, 113–18
Mill Basin, New York, 140
Miller’s, Baltimore, 75
Miller’s East Coast Delicatessen, San Francisco, 125–26
Milwaukee Deli, Kansas City, Missouri, 111
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 74
Miner’s, Memphis, 169
Missouri, 108–10, 274
Mo Pitkin’s House of Satisfaction, New York, 47, 49
Moe Pancer’s Delicatessen, Toronto, 217, 223–25
Mohamed (counterman at 2nd Ave), 268
Moishe Pippic’s, Chicago, 99
Moishe Pippic’s, Havana, Cuba, 192
Moishes Steak House, Montreal, 201
Monroe, Marilyn, 31
Montefiore, Lady Judith, 233
Montreal: author’s ties to, 193–94; deli history, 195; deli history and future, 274; francophone effect, 210; francophone effect on delis, 201–2; garment industry, effect on d
elis, 203–4, 208–9; Jewish community, 195, 203–4, 208–9
Morantz, Abe, 209
Morantz, Cheryl, 209, 215–17
Morantz, Ian, 209–11
Morantz, Joe, 209, 216
Morantz, Tobi, 210
Morgan, Harry, 236
Morgan, Ray, 236
Morgenstein, Rae, 125
Morgenstein, Robby, 125–26, 130
Mr. Deli, Detroit, 77
Mr. I’s, Toronto, 215
Mr. T (actor), 137
Myron’s, Pompano Beach, Florida, 175
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Naples, Heidi, 117
Naples, Steve, 117
Nate (manager of Jerry’s Famous in Miami Beach), 189
Nate n’ Al, Los Angeles, 132–33, 139, 140
Nate’s Deli, Chicago, 98–99
Nate’s, Detroit, 77
Nathan’s, Atlanta, 169
National Foodservice, 138
Neuman, Joshua, 47–48
Neuman, Sid, 84
New Jersey, 75
New Orleans, 166–68, 274
New York: deli costs, 53–55, 60–61, 63; deli history and future, 5, 8, 22–36, 48–50, 67, 270, 273, 279; Delicatessen Dealers’ Association, 163–64; economy postwar to today, 34–35; Jewish population, 23–24, 27, 33, 46–48; restaurant diversity, 48–49; rye breads, 83
New York Bakery and Delicatessen, Kansas City, Missouri, 111
New York Corned Beef Society of America, Atlanta, 153, 169–70
New York Deli News, Denver, 114, 118
New Yorker Deli, Toronto, 222
Ng, Helen, 49
Nickels (chain), 201
Nieporent, Drew, 269
Niman Ranch (meats), Alameda, California, 123
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Okmyansky, Pyotr (Peter), 14–15
Olde Tyme Deli, Jackson, Mississippi, 169
Ornat, Maltgosia, 256, 262
Oscherwitz Kosher, Chicago, 95, 97
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Palm Beach, Florida, 186
Pancer, Lorne, 223–25, 244
Pancer, Moe, 224
Pancer, Stan, 224
Paris, 244–49, 274
Park City, Utah, 121
Parker, Milton, 154
pastrami: best sandwiches in America, 13, 144–45, 198; costs, 56–57; history, 25–26; how to slice, 7, 10–12, 14, 142–43; production process, 12, 56–57, 79, 218; sales, 58
Pastrami Queen, New York, 68
Penciner, Bernice, 212
Penciner, Yitz, 212–13, 221
Perkovic, Tony, 85–86
Peskin, Brent, 138–39
Peskin, Ron, 138–39
Peter Wellts Delicatessen, Toronto, 214
Philadelphia, 75
Pickle Barrel (chain), Toronto, 221–23, 224