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delicatessen

[del-i-kuh-tes-uhn] / ˌdɛl ɪ kəˈtɛs ən /


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For Joshua Pollack, the New Jersey-born proprietor of Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen in Denver, making an authentic New York bagel starts with producing authentic New York water, which many consider essential.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The pastrami sandwiches at Katz’s Delicatessen are iconic, but Meg Ryan’s impassioned exclamations at the deli in “When Harry Met Sally” may be even more iconic.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

If you love an excellent specialty market — and/or you’re a big sausage fan — allow plenty of time at Han’s Sausage & Delicatessen for dazzled browsing and difficult decisions.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Catherine Goodman, at the Food for Thought Delicatessen, said 20mph is "perfect" for High Street, with so many shoppers and other pedestrians crossing the road.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023

From three o’clock to four o’clock in the afternoon there was no policeman on duty in the block where Blum’s Delicatessen was and it would be safe.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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