{"product_id":"9780547417356","title":"Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen","description":"\u003cb\u003eJames Beard Award Winner: A cultural history and culinary travelogue from “the M.F.K. Fisher of pickled meats” (A. J. Jacobs).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e These days there are very few places you can get authentic hot pastrami sandwiches, delicious matzo ball soup, and chewy, crusty rye. In this travelogue, die-hard delicatessen lover David Sax searches out the best Jewish delis around the United States—and the world—and digs deep into the history of the deli: its characters, greatest triumphs, spectacular failures, and uncertain future.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Going far beyond New York landmarks, past and present, like Katz’s, the Carnegie Deli, and the Second Avenue Deli, to Chicago, Florida, LA, Montreal, Toronto, Paris, and beyond, \u003ci\u003eSave the Deli\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of diaspora, and of one man’s quest to save a defining element of the culture—and the food—he loves. It even includes a glossary of food and Yiddish terms, for the goyim or the woefully assimilated. Just don’t read it on an empty stomach.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “An epic journey, akin to \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e but with Rolaids.” —Roger Bennett, author of \u003ci\u003eBar Mitzvah Disco\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107114402032,"sku":"9780547417356","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547417356_p0.jpg?v=1769896413","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547417356","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}