Classic Chronicle revisits Jewish deli traditions in Boston and New York<\/p>\n
A 1991 Classic Chronicle visit to Brookline and New York explores the food, traditions and community that made Jewish delis cultural landmarks<\/p>\n
Towering corned beef sandwiches, garlic pickles and old-world recipes are at the heart of this Classic Chronicle segment from 1991, as Mike Barnicle explores the enduring tradition of the Jewish deli in greater Boston and New York.<\/p>\n
The story begins at Reuben’s Deli in Brookline, one of the region’s remaining strictly kosher delis at the time, where customers gathered not only for towering sandwiches but also for a sense of community. Rabbi Moisha Waldox describes delis as places that preserve the Eastern European Jewish experience, while demonstrating the proper technique for tackling an oversized sandwich.<\/p>\n
Sports radio pioneer Eddie Andelman celebrates deli culture with his trademark humor, arguing that Fenway Park should serve authentic deli food instead of ordinary ballpark fare.<\/p>\n
Barnicle also visits New York institutions including Carnegie Deli and Katz’s Delicatessen, where owners and longtime employees explain the craftsmanship behind hand-cut pastrami, corned beef and signature sandwiches. The report follows the traditions behind pickle making and cheesecake production, highlighting the generations of families who have kept those recipes alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Classic Chronicle revisits Jewish deli traditions in Boston and New York A 1991 Classic Chronicle visit to Brookline…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":617696,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[262128,250105,262129,203351,262130,262138,262131,262139,103,61,60,262132,248941,262133,15863,262134,262135,446,262140,262136,262137,160091],"class_list":["post-617695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nutrition","tag-boston-food","tag-brookline","tag-carnegie-deli","tag-chronicle","tag-classic-chronicle","tag-corned-beef","tag-eddie-andelman","tag-food-history","tag-health","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-jewish-cuisine","tag-jewish-deli","tag-katzs-delicatessen","tag-massachusetts","tag-mike-barnicle","tag-new-york-delis","tag-nutrition","tag-pastrami","tag-rabbi-moisha-waldox","tag-reubens-deli","tag-wcvb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}