Los Angeles Times: The Challenge Presented by a Langer’s Classic

Here’s a terrific article in the Los Angeles Times by Patrick Comiskey:

Let’s face it: pairing win e with food can be a fairly fussy business. The more time you spend thinking about it, the more absurd it all seems…

I was thinking about this recently as I bit into a Langer’s No. 19 pastrami sandwich, following it with a sip of old-vine Grenache from Australia’s Barossa Valley. It was one of the great food and wine pairings I’ve enjoyed in the last year.

Visit LATimes.com to read the complete article. Thank you, Patrick, for such a great and thoughtful article! – The Langers

The Kibitz Podcast: Norm and Trisha Langer

Norm and Trisha Langer are featured (along with our friend David Sax of “Save the Deli” fame) in this edition of The Kibitz Podcast. It’s a great interview and one we think you’ll love. Check it out!

LA Times: Moderation if Fine, But Only in Moderation

Columnist Chris Erskine of the Los Angeles Times wrote a terrific piece recently that included a mention of the world-famous #19 hot pastrami sandwich from Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant. In the story, entitled “Moderation if Fine, But Only in Moderation,” he notes:

Same goes for the No. 19 sandwich at Langer’s deli, not only the world’s best sandwich but the most glorious architectural achievement since St. Louis erected that amazing arch.

Let me introduce you to the No. 19: Blessed by God, it is the drippiest, sweatiest, most succulent pastrami in deli history, slathered with slaw and served on rye that is as soft as an angel’s tummy.

So lately, what have I been doing? Taking half of the No. 19 home for later. That’s right, I eat only half of the world’s greatest sandwich.

Guess that’s growing older. Or wiser. Or less gluttonous. Guess that’s all good.

Thank you for the mention, Chris, and we’re thrilled you’re still enjoying the #19, even a half a a time. Be sure to say hello next time you are in! – The Langers

 

LA Weekly: 10 Best “Big Salads” In LA

Rebecca Pardess of LA Weekly just penned a terrific new article entitled “The 10 Best ‘Big Salads’ in LA,” and Langer’s Tri-Salad is honored to be a part of this impressive list. Says Rebecca:

This salad is so big, it has salads on salads on salads — literally. Everyone knows delis serve hefty helpings of the items on their bible-length menus, and the salads are no exception. Here we have a perfect specimen of a deli-big salad. While a salad in itself, it also includes chicken, egg and tuna salads on a bed of tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots for crunch. Rounded out with a mound of olives, sweet pickles and peaches with cottage cheese, this is a salad for the person who has to have a big salad but can’t quite decide on one direction.

Go read the complete article and share with your friends. It will make you want to order a salad pronto! Thanks, Rebecca! – The Langers

 

Telluride Daily Planet: Two Cities and a Sandwich

Here’s a wonderful review of Langer’s pastrami and deli dining experience by Jim Hollrah in the Telluride Daily Planet. Worth a 5 minute read!

LA’s pastrami champion, Langer’s Deli, where I have twice dined.  Here the pastrami sandwich reaches its pinnacle.  Hefty, yes, but not a daunting beast bigger than your head.  The crusty bread is assertive without smothering the meat, and the meat itself achieves a tender chewiness and flavor that all pastrami strives for.

Click here to read the complete article. Thank you, Jim! – The Langers

Good Morning America: Jacob Bernstein on Nora Ephron

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Langer’s Delicatessen was the location for an ABC News Good Morning America interview by Chris Connelly with Jacob Bernstein, son of our beloved late friend Nora Ephron, who has just produced a documentary on her life entitled “Everything Is Copy,” now showing on HBO. They sit at the counter and discuss the documentary, then enjoy Nora’s favorite sandwich, pastrami on rye.

Thank you, GMA, Jacob, Chris and especially producer Natasha Singh for including us in this great interview! – The Langers

 

Jewish Journal: Jonathan Gold on Langer’s Deli

From Jewish Journal and Rob Eshman comes this terrific interview with Jonathan Gold regarding his new documentary, “City of Gold.” In it he states that while his childhood was not food-oriented, there was one exception: deli.

Jonathan’s favorite, when asked by Rob? “Langer’s,” he said, to wild audience applause. “The pastrami sandwich — there should be a marble statue of it in the Civic Center mall.”

Check out the complete article, and thank you, Jonathan! – The Langers