Tag Archives: sustainable deli

Referendum on The Deli Menu

Can a retro cuisine be part of the avant-garde? A sold out audience of over 250 attended our February 9 discussion. Feedback and debate in the restaurant (and online!) has been tremendous. We brought together Michael Pollan, Evan Kleiman, Willow Rosenthal and Gil Friend. We chose panelists with the credibility of loving Deli (they all [...]

“What kind of a Jewish Deli is this?”

Can the Jewish Deli change? Or must it always stay the same to be good and authentic? Anthony Bourdain opposes change in the Deli: It’s a classic refrain of Deli Mavens. Here are some changes to Deli that Saul’s has made over the years. They’ve been a bit controversial . . . Smaller sandwiches – [...]