'Deli Man': A love letter, written on pastrami

In conjunction with the exhibit, "I'll Have What She's Having": The Jewish Deli", at the DC Jewish Museum, HTAA will host a free film screening of "Deli Man".

At the center of the film is local "deli man" Ziggy Gruber, who grew up in a family-owned deli in New York City and then went off to the Culinary Institute of America, Le Cordon Bleu in France, and eventually a 3-Star Michelin Restaurant. 
Ziggy missed the people and especially the deli food, so he moved back to the United States. landed in Houston, and opened a Jewish deli. His story, augmented by stories of iconic delis such as Ketch's, Second Avenue Deli, Nat N Al, Carnegie, and the stage, Embodying a tradition indelibly linked to its salty and nostalgic foods.

In addition to the story of Ziggy Gruber - a third generation "deli man" and the film's genius tour guide - the documentary is also a history of the American institution of the Jewish deli.

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