From Kosher to Jew-ish

By Michael Israel
Published on February 21, 2013

Wise Sons: Inside ‘New Deli’

By Rob Eshman
Published on January 30, 2013

Why isn’t L.A. up to haute kosher?

Published on January 30, 2013

During lunch at the Golden State restaurant on Fairfax, in between making sure my kids’ locavore-friendly food stays on plates and haranguing them to eat a few Persian cucumber slices, my eyes often linger on the hulking building across the street. In just a couple of seconds I’m filled with the mild sting of betrayal and guilt.

Junior’s Deli faces abrupt closure Dec. 31.

Published on December 27, 2012

Junior’s Delicatessen, which served the West Los Angeles Jewish community and the broader residential Westside for 53 years, will shut its doors for the final time on New Year’s Eve.

Deli Renaissance: LA is ready

Published on October 22, 2012

One in 6 unaffiliated U.S. Jews seeking Jewish expression, poll finds

Published on October 10, 2012

Some 1 million American Jews -- or one in 6 -- are actively seeking Jewish expression and engagement outside of synagogue life, according to a new study.

Sunday at Kenny and Zuke’s Delicatessen

By Rob Eshman
Published on August 22, 2012

More than Jews have kept delis, the deli has kept the Jews.

Sunday at Kenny and Zuke’s Delicatessen [SLIDESHOW]

By Rob Eshman
Published on August 19, 2012

With a side of wry, a ‘schmucky’ deli truck rolls into L.A.

Published on May 4, 2012

It’s not a dinner for schmucks but a lunch served by one.

Canter’s Deli’s queen of pastrami on wry

Published on March 8, 2012

Stop in to the iconic round-the-clock Canter’s Deli most nights during the 7 p.m.-to-4 a.m. shift, and you’re likely to encounter another icon — a short, solid woman in her 70s with auburn hair who wears a white waitress uniform with metal snaps, a black sweater and sports a youthful twinkle in her eye.

My Pastrami Mama: The complete first season

By Jay Firestone
Published on January 26, 2012

My Very Merry Jewish Christmas

By Ilana Angel
Published on December 26, 2011

Marvin Saul, Junior’s Deli founder dies at 82

By Lauren Bottner
Published on December 21, 2011

Marvin Saul, proud founder of Junior’s Delicatessen in Westwood, died of a heart attack Dec. 8 at 82. Known by his son David as the “Mayor of Rancho Park,” Saul could be found three days a week, up until his death, greeting guests at his deli, where lines often run out the door on weekends for the kosher-style food and warm atmosphere.

2nd Avenue Deli is movin’ on up, to the East Side

Published on August 19, 2011

New York's Second Avenue Deli now has two locations -- neither of which is on Second Avenue. JTA has video of the new branch's opening, featuring a cameo by television and Yiddish stage star Fyvush Finkel.

80-Cent Corned Beef For Canter’s Deli 80th Anniversary

By Ryan Torok
Published on July 13, 2011

JERRY SEINFELD MADE ME FAMOUS - SORT OF

By Annie Korzen
Published on June 26, 2011

Can the Jewish Deli Be Reformed?

Published on April 16, 2010

WHEN a Jewish deli decides to stop serving salami, something is wrong in the cosmos.

Pico Kosher Deli, Part 2 [SLIDESHOW]

By Rob Eshman
Published on October 30, 2009

Pico Kosher deli

By Rob Eshman
Published on October 27, 2009

Man on a mission to save the Jewish deli

Published on August 28, 2009

Chicago and Cleveland have the best corned beef. Detroit is tops for rye bread. The best smoked meat is in Montreal, and for pastrami, you can’t touch New York and L.A.

VIDEO: Jewish Dems nosh and schmooze at Zaydees Deli in Denver

Published on August 25, 2008

Jewish Democratic event at Zaydees in downtown Denver

A Day at Canter’s

Published on October 27, 2006

The Meatiest Offer in Town

By Howard Blume
Published on March 23, 2006

The tables were filled and the clock turned back at Canter's on Monday, as the landmark Fairfax deli lowered the price of a corned beef sandwich to 75 cents in honor of the restaurant's 75th anniversary.

7days

By Keren Engelberg
Published on November 10, 2005

Calendar; events over 7 days.

Zucky’s Counter Culture

By Tom Tugend
Published on March 31, 2005

"Zucky's was designed by Weldon Fulton as a prime example of the Googie or California Coffee Shop Modern architectural genre," Biondo said. "In any remodeling, we want to preserve the main Zucky's signboard, exterior ceramic tiles and stonework, the diagonal treatment along Fifth Street, and the brick wall and window sills."

Pico’s Familiar Slice

By Julie G Fax
Published on August 5, 2004

The new Kosher Nostra is a tiny storefront on Pico Boulevard east of La Cienega Boulevard, just a block or two outside the beaten path of kosher establishments on Pico.

Borscht Again! Jerry’s Deli Reopens

By Marc Ballon
Published on October 2, 2003

About a year and a half ago, Lisa Thomas drove her father to Jerry's Famous Deli in Studio City, one of their favorite restaurants, to have a birthday brunch for him. However, when they arrived at the deli, they saw fire engines everywhere. The San Fernando Valley eatery was ablaze, causing an estimated $2 million in damages.

For 16 months, Thomas and her husband, Bruce Thomas, a sergeant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, felt an emptiness in their lives -- or, rather, a void in their stomachs. Although they began eating at a nearby deli, nothing could replace Jerry's sky-high corned beef sandwiches, hearty matzah ball soup and friendly service, she said.

So when Jerry's rose from the ashes and reopened with standing-room-only crowds on Sept. 16, the Thomases were there. The couple arrived with the family's newest addition, 7-month-old Grant.

The Ground Floor

By Rob Eshman
Published on December 12, 2002

A lot of the problems and promise of Los Angeles Jewish life were on display last Tuesday evening in Bob and Marcia Gold's living room.

The Dish on the Deli

By Judy Bart Kancigor
Published on October 3, 2002

Jonathan Gold knows his pastrami. He should. As restaurant critic to Gourmet magazine, he has sampled delis from coast to coast (by his count, 20 last week in New York alone).

Dining Out…

By Rob Eshman
Published on December 11, 1997

As a rule, you don't go to museums to eat. Unless you're like me -- someone who, when push comes to shove, prefers great food to great art. I make no apologies: The last time I visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, I ate a tasteless, watery and expensive fruit salad in the cafe there. That I remember. What exhibit I was there to see I've long forgotten. It had something to do with famous dead artists.

Up Front

Published on August 28, 1997

Save Alexandra Allen from a pickle . Buy her deli for $100.

Soup, Sandwiches

By Ruth Stroud
Published on June 19, 1997

Amid a blizzard of Spanish-language signs for passport photos, discount shoes and wedding gowns, Langer's Delicatessen & Restaurant sits proudly at the corner of Alvarado and 7th streets, the location it has occupied for the past 50 years. The hours are shorter -- 8 to 4, Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays -- and the price for a pastrami on rye is certainly higher -- $7.50, versus a quarter in 1947. The conversation emanating from the brown naugahyde booths is as often in Spanish as in English. And the Ramparts police substation across the street keeps a close watch on the multiethnic parade of humanity that mills about the busy intersection, once the hub of a lively Jewish neighborhood, second only to Boyle Heights.

Filing His Claim

By Rob Eshman
Published on May 1, 1997

A payment slip from 1927, part of the documentary evidence to support Freddy Jackson's claim. Sitting in the Fairfax Avenue deli where he worked for four decades of his life, Freddy Jackson reflects on his chances of getting the millions of dollars due him.