Mamaliga Clothing
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. That’s the case with Mamaliga, a line of clothing that’s basically printed names of Jewish food dishes. It reminds me very much of our Save the Deli wear (seriously, buy some already), but it’s much more glatt kosher.
Cel Ray
Sunday, March 1st, 2009
Few beverages are as essential, and controversial, to the deli world than Cel-Ray, the celery tonic developed by the Dr. Brown’s company (Doc Brown himself!) well back over a century ago. While the specter of celery soda seems vile to many, there’s a lot of deli fans who can’t abide a sandwich without it.
In an excellent Nextbook article that just came to my attention now (but was written in January), Molly Young tackles the most interesting of beverages.
An Acquired Taste
A toast to Cel-Ray, the one and only celery soda
BY MOLLY YOUNG For most people, there are two choices for pastrami sandwich accompaniment: cream soda or Cel-Ray. Cream soda, the prevalent option, is a retiring beverage. Too feeble for a lead, it plays decent second fiddle to a salty meat sandwich. Then there’s Cel-Ray, the connoisseur’s choice.
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