delicatessen
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Across the corner from us was Langer’s, whose owner made national news in 2024 when he vowed to close his famed delicatessen if MacArthur Park didn’t improve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
The city’s appetizing stores, which first appeared in the late 19th century, are a type of delicatessen that only sells products such as smoked and cured fish, dairy and nuts due to kosher law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Opening her delicatessen just after lockdown, she has lived in the town for 12 years and has seen the number of independent shops flourish, even though "most High Streets have died these days".
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
From the pale, shredded stuff in the supermarket delicatessen to my own favorite homemade version that combines cabbage, kale and chard in a vaguely Asian dressing, it all works for me.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
I did not see a proper butcher around, so I went into a delicatessen, a type of shop I had never encountered until I went to Johannesburg.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana began their career playing gigs at local delicatessens with their parents.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025
They’ve recently embraced a unique kind of street style — one that’s emblazoned with logos of famous delicatessens and their most popular offerings, like knishes, pastrami, pickles and bagels.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2023
Learn how to roll with the best in an afternoon lesson from the sfogline of La Salumeria, one of the city’s best delicatessens.
From National Geographic ● Apr. 17, 2023
And many delicatessens were not able to survive the Covid-19 pandemic.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
Through personal letters to desirable shops, delicatessens, boarding-houses, colleges, etc.
From Every Step in Canning by Gray, Grace Viall
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