NBCLosAngeles: Los Angeles Named Deli Capital (Sorry, NY)

22 October 2009

Great coverage of David Sax's "Save the Deli" book over at NBCLosAngeles.com's Around Town / Food & Drink blog this week:

Anyone who's had the No. 19 at Langer's already knows what David Sax has discovered: Los Angeles is the deli capital of the world.

In his new book, "Save The Deli," Sax says forget about New York. LA is for lovers of sandwiches.

"It's a very difficult business to be in, but the [delis] that are most inspiring, the ones that people cling to, the ones that people enshrine for years and years are the traditional Jewish delis. And Los Angeles just happens to have more of them than any city I've been to," Sax [said]...

Check it out here