Legends of deli

摘要

They are two of the most iconic kosher-style delicates- sens in the city that never sleeps. They serve pastrami and corned beef to the masses and by the masses. They are Katz's Delicatessen and the Carnegie Deli, also two of New York's most popular eateries. But what may not be so well known about them is that Katz's and Carnegie are also two delis that not only have their own meat plants, but they cure and smoke their own meats, too. "That's not common," says Jake Dell, the fifth-generation owner of Katz's Deli, founded in 1888 on New York's Lower East Side. "Most delis don't cure or smoke their own meats."