Canadian Jewish lifestyle blog ShalomLife.com recently published an interview with Food Network’s Adam Gertler, who is a Friend of Langer’s for many reasons, not the least of which was his hosting of our “Best Thing I Ever Ate” segment during their “Between Bread” episode – the highest-viewed portrayal of Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant in our 64-year history.

Adam is now hosting Kid in a Candy Store on Food Network, and during his interview he had nice things to say about Langer’s:

Since you’re a food lover, I have to ask: what’s your favourite Jewish dish?

I think our greatest contributions to the culinary world are appetizing and deli. I love few things on earth more than an everything bagel, slightly scooped, smeared with scallion cream cheese, topped with lox, tomato, red onion and a sunny side up egg and maybe a slice of muenster. Best breakfast sandwich ever.

As a native New Yorker I have great fondness for Katz’s and 2nd Ave Deli, but as a Californian transplant, my favourite is Langer’s deli, which I spoke about on Best Thing I Ever Ate. They have the best pastrami on the planet next to my own, which we used to serve at the Smoked Joint in Philadelphia. Now that our restaurant isn’t around, Langer’s rules the pastrami kingdom.

Thank you, Adam! See you soon at Langer’s.

Click here to read the complete interview at ShalomLife.com

A hearty congratulations to Brent’s Deli is in order for winning the KTLA Channel 5 Morning News Top Deli competition!

Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant placed a very respectable second place, thanks entirely to the overwhelming support of our friends and fans who took the time to vote for us at KTLA.com.

Food blog Omnivorous by Spencer H. Gray recently did a piece on visit to Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant, and it’s terrific:

Langer’s pastrami is moist, flavorful, and ultra-tender. Great flavor from the corning brine add notes of coriander and peppercorn. In a sandwich the pastrami is rather thickly cut but so yielding you never get any gristly bits or dry areas; it is uniformly delicious. To best appreciate the pastrami’s flavor I’d recommend it simple, just on their wonderful rye bread with a slather of deli mustard. However, the best sandwich I’ve eaten there is the Number 19, a delightful concoction of their homemade pastrami, swiss cheese, coleslaw, and Russian dressing. The steamed rye bread is moist and delicious with a crisp crust, the coleslaw adds sweetness and a vegetable crunch, and the generous Russian dressing adds a nice tang that counterbalances the fatty richness of that fabulous pastrami. It is the bomb!

There’s even coverage of our side salad! It’s worth a read, and the pictures are terrific (taken with an iPhone, no less).

Thank you, Spencer! Click here to read the complete story at Omnivorous.