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The food at The 2nd Ave. Deli is what your grandmother,
mother, or a friend's family cooked. (Especially if you are not
Jewish but loved being well fed.) From its recipes for Schmalz
(the rendered chicken fat indispensable to real, old-fashioned
Jewish dishes) and what is arguably the best chopped liver in
the world, to Health Salad (a mayonnaise-less, sweet coleslaw),
potato kugel (a dense, crisp-crusted pudding), six versions of
chicken soup, a Honey Chiffon Cake served for Jewish New Year,
and Mandelbrot, an almond-studded Jewish biscotti, this
cookbook offers the best of the hefty, soul-satisfying Jewish
cooking that is the ultimate comfort food.
Having survived World War II, and, at 19, hungry to succeed,
Abe Lebewohl arrived in New York City in 1950, a Jewish
immigrant from Russia. His first job was working in a deli on
Coney Island. In 1954, he took over the tiny luncheonette near
New York's bustling Lower East Side, which he renamed the 2nd
Ave. Deli. From that day forward, he looked after his customers
(and everyone else he felt needed it) with spontaneous
generosity. The stories in this book from his daughter and
other people who knew Abe bring to life the passion and love he
served along with the best authentic Jewish home
cooking--making it clear why he was called the Mayor of Second
Avenue. The deli, a magnet for tourists and New York City
locals, is now also a memorial to Abe Lebewohl, who was killed
in 1996 during a robbery after the restaurant had closed for
the night. His daughter wrote this cookbook as a memorial to
him, as well as to share the family's recipes for elemental
Jewish cooking. Its 166 recipes, black-and-white photographs,
and inspiring text make this a joyful celebration by his family
and friends. --Dana Jacobi, Amazon.com |
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