The World’s Biggest Matzo Ball
Friday, August 7th, 2009
Good god! This is insane.
The Guinness World Record for the world’s largest matzo ball was broken today in New York at Noah’s Ark Kosher Deli. The beast weighed 267 pounds! It was made from 1,000 eggs, 80 pounds of margarine, 20 pounds of chicken base and 200 pounds of matzo meal. (What, no schmaltz?)
(more…)
Save the Deli goes to the White House
Friday, August 7th, 2009
Dear America,
For too long you have struggled in your effort to save the deli. But now, thanks to my friend Sara Kuzmarov, and others, we have a fighting chance. You see, last month I mailed off three advance copies of Save the Deli to the White House. There are several serious deli lovers on the President’s staff who have the power to bring change to DC’s stagnant deli culture. They can inject hope and a new tomorrow to our struggling delis. Bailouts, rescue packages, cured meat reform…all of it is possible.
Am I serious? You betcha. Save the Deli is in the White House, and who knows…perhaps Obama will see it on a desk, crack it open, and do his part. One can only hope.
For the sake of America.
Nora Ephron’s last meal? A hot dog from Nate n’ Al
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Journalist, author, screenwriter, and director Nora Ephron is doing the rounds to promote her new film Julie and Julia, about the book by the blogger who replicated Julia Child’s recipes over a year, and stole her soul 
In last weekend’s New York Times, everyone’s favorite cougar, Maureen Dowd, interviewed Ephron about food in twenty questions or so. But the last is the best:
Q: What would your last meal be, if you got executed for killing a moody actor?
(more…)
The US Jacket Cover
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009Behold it in its full glory. Just over two months to go folks!
Download the full version here in PDF: sax_deli_mechanical.pdf
