Deli

Boutique butchery-deli-restaurant,‘Le-Charolais’ opens in Jerusalem

The new restaurant offers a unique French-style culinary concept, and is run by the former head of butchery for ‘Dan’ hotels offers

LA loses a century-old Jewish deli as Greenblatt’s shutters permanently

Opened in 1926 and run by a single family since the 1940s, Greenblatt’s shuttered abruptly after struggling amid the pandemic-induced labor shortage.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
13/08/2021

The Great American Deli Schlep aims to raise awareness about hunger

Meet the man behind the Great American Deli Schlep: a 75-day trek across the US, stopping at 41 Jewish delis to raise awareness about hunger and food insecurity.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
10/06/2021
Zabars in Manhattan

Elderly Jewish deli worker back behind the counter after year of COVID

Berk has worked at Zabar's for the past 26 years but was laid off the job for the past year after New York entered a COVID-19 lockdown last March.

Eisenberg’s deli, NYC institution since 1929, closes indefinitely

New York magazine said that Eisenberg’s motto used to be “raising New York’s cholesterol since 1929.” In addition to the now rare egg cream, the deli also sold Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray soda.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
13/03/2021

Is the Jewish deli the new synagogue?

In her new book, “Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice” (NYU Press), Rachel B. Gross examines four areas in which Jews are finding “religious meaning and experience."

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
12/02/2021
Bagel and "cream cheese and lox."

Joe Biden’s first Sunday mass as president involves stop at Jewish deli

The self-described “Jew-ish” eatery serves bagels, sandwiches, bagel sandwiches and smoked fish sides.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
25/01/2021
Denver Skyline at Sunset, Denver, Colorado

35-year-old Denver Jewish deli closed amid COVID pressure on restaurants

“It’s with a heavy heart that we’ve made the decision to stop compromising the integrity and quality of our renowned Jewish comfort food in order to stay open."

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
23/10/2020

New York convenience store goes viral with 5-second shoplifting challenge

If customers solve a math problem, they have five seconds to steal anything they can. Except for the cat.

16/02/2020
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