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delicatessen

a shop selling various foods, esp unusual or imported foods, already cooked or prepared

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Jewish delis actually arose from the numerous New York kosher butcher shops, which began selling prepared foods, cooked meats, and quick snacks like knishes.

Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli

In another sense, as Eater put it, the closing marks the end of an arduous period for the deli.

New York's Famed Carnegie Deli Is Closing. Say it Ain't So!

It's not just sales, but profits, too, that appear to be on the rise in supermarket deli sections.

Any Way You Slice It

Awards ambassador Gennaro Contaldo said: "The winning delis and runners up give customers a truly Italian experience you don't get anywhere other than the streets of Italy itself.

Quite a spread at awards do for Valvona

com)-- The second annual Galloway Captiva Triathlon puts a focus on fun and fitness - and so will the food being provided to more than 750 adult, 140 children, and 100 volunteers participating, thanks to the support of Jason's deli and the healthy fare it's preparing for race participants in the Sept.

Jason's Deli Provides Healthy Breakfast and Snacks to Galloway Captiva Triathlon Participants

SALTBURN'S popular Real Meals Deli has been nominated as Deli of the Year in a national competition.

Nomination's Real deal for deli

A TYNESIDE deli has been nominated for a prestigious award.

Deli in line for top award

The food and atmosphere also draw plenty of non-Jews who flock to delis like New York's Katz's, Carnegie and Stage to down Dr.

Yum! Burp! Delis, pickles and pastrami!

The company recommends deli departments slice the meats a little thicker than usual commodity pastrami to bring out the full authentic flavor and tenderness.

Pastrami power

Stop by a Middle Eastern market or takeout restaurant (Zankou Chicken, Tarzana Armenian Grocery & Deli and Carnival are good bets) for assorted mezze (appetizers) like baba ganoush, stuffed grape leaves, hummus, falafel, etc.

PICNIC PIZAZZ

Peter Vogl from Panzers deli in St John's Wood, London, believes training is needed in independent delis too: "In my own business, finding trained staff is extremely difficult, because younger people are more attracted to restaurants than food stores.

Trainers help the deli shape up: as consumer interest in the deli grows, multiples are improving staff knowledge and service

It also suggests nostalgia for what delis were before they became part of supermarkets, and wishful expectations triggered by episodes of Seinfeld or NYPD that featured a friendly deli.