Forthcoming podcast with David Sax, Save the Deli
I'm interviewing David Sax tomorrow, author of Save the Deli, the blog and book.
He is a man posessed by the delights of pastramis, knishes, kishkas and the like. He is a man who can spot the best schmaltz at a 100 yards and have talmudic discussions about the best rub for pastrami.
I hadn't fully appreciated what a US phenomenon deli actually is. It is about old world, Eastern European Jewish cooking rather than kosher food per se, an important distinction and one I want to talk to him about more tomorrow.
I've found his single-minded crusade fascinating and sobering. I've long held a dream of opening up a deli and his account is a helpful reality check.
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