Backword.com: Interview with Christopher Meeks

07 December 2009

Literary site Backword.com has a profile by R. J. Keller of acclaimed author Christopher Meeks on the release of his new book The Brightest Moon of the Century. In a surprise twist, it turns out the Meeks' favorite is Langer's pastrami:

R.J. Keller: Tell us about your apparent obsession with pastrami.

Christopher Meeks: Ha! You saw that from my website. Over the years, I’d noticed that many restaurants in Los Angeles would say, “The World’s Best Pastrami.” I hated pastrami, but I decided if there’s a true “best,” perhaps there was something better than I’d ever had. I could be open-minded. So over the course of a week, I went to three places that proclaimed they had the best pastrami. They first two places I didn’t particularly like, even though the restaurants were crowded. Then I went to Langer’s Deli near downtown Los Angeles by MacArthur Park. Wow. Even thinking about it makes me want to go back. It was like great steak with a coleslaw topping. It’s the best!

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