tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post2416036515327907525..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Katz's at 125Jeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-20398103356177122852013-05-31T16:02:35.916-04:002013-05-31T16:02:35.916-04:00Hats off to you Jake.
Best restaurant in the damn...Hats off to you Jake. <br />Best restaurant in the damn town. Forever. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-24967681373851387082013-05-29T08:11:43.523-04:002013-05-29T08:11:43.523-04:00I love, love, love this blog post! My grandfather,...I love, love, love this blog post! My grandfather, God rest his soul, was a butcher and ran his own delicatessen. He and I were both blessed with the gift of gab, and make friends no matter where we go. This post is a reminder of all that is still good and right with this world we live in, and reminds me of him this morning.Thanks again, for sharing this.Beckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-22496644382089253282013-05-16T13:48:56.499-04:002013-05-16T13:48:56.499-04:00Upon moving from NYC to Chicago, I hung a framed K...Upon moving from NYC to Chicago, I hung a framed Katz's menu ("A Delicatessen for 107 years") in my kitchen. It's still there, and I hope Katz's always will, too! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-58925084528579217612013-05-15T22:29:03.632-04:002013-05-15T22:29:03.632-04:00I know exactly what Norma means, since, I too, hav...I know exactly what Norma means, since, I too, have been going to Katz's sine I was a little girl in the 1940s. Whenever I'm there now, my grandmother, my Aunt Bessie and Uncle Herman and my parents -- all gone -- are sitting at the table with me once again. just the way we did then. Long live Katz's!SMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12722788434294911772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-87042110060121468842013-05-15T18:55:28.257-04:002013-05-15T18:55:28.257-04:00I love love love Katz's! Hope is is around for...I love love love Katz's! Hope is is around for a very long timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-65478343149051923532013-05-15T15:31:37.552-04:002013-05-15T15:31:37.552-04:00That was an awesome post. Jake proves that not all...That was an awesome post. Jake proves that not all New York institutions go away because the new generation gets bored with them. We're lucky to have him breathing life into something that we would all be the poorer for losing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-69489261583415568882013-05-15T01:31:33.279-04:002013-05-15T01:31:33.279-04:00One of your best posts ever! I can't wait to c...One of your best posts ever! I can't wait to come back to New York and meet Jake! Sorry I didn't meet him when I lived there! Thanks for this one, Jeremiah!Marty Wombacherhttp://www.meanwhilebackinpeoria.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-12091462049201585282013-05-14T23:30:29.246-04:002013-05-14T23:30:29.246-04:00I grew up in New York, and believe me, Katz's ...I grew up in New York, and believe me, Katz's is New York! We even have them ship to us in Oklahoma City. When we know the Pastrami, Knishes, sour pickles and hard salami are on the way, we can't wait to get home to eat (and eat, and eat...). And of course, it wouldn't be complete without the real deli mustard and rye bread. Thanks, Jake. You're doing a great job!Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-68342327262339852112013-05-14T20:56:44.324-04:002013-05-14T20:56:44.324-04:00Fantastic! Beautiful post, & so heartening. Y...Fantastic! Beautiful post, & so heartening. Yes, there are some great NY kids out there.onemorefoldedsunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995652957356064546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-56262268624772255712013-05-14T20:55:24.468-04:002013-05-14T20:55:24.468-04:00This post made me want pastrami and I settled for ...This post made me want pastrami and I settled for Boar's Head garbage near my office. Totally inadequate. I'll have to fix this soon.<br /><br />Yeah it's a tourist trap, but for the right reasons!Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-60933096623631657022013-05-14T19:44:44.802-04:002013-05-14T19:44:44.802-04:00I'd go there more often if my health allowed m...I'd go there more often if my health allowed me to eat more pastrami or if most of their other food wasn't truly terrible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-32266003655440063942013-05-14T18:24:14.437-04:002013-05-14T18:24:14.437-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.BabyDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751432569519540728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-76141928904138550412013-05-14T18:23:42.654-04:002013-05-14T18:23:42.654-04:00To be honest, I haven’t had much use for Katz’s in...To be honest, I haven’t had much use for Katz’s in a couple of years. It seems to be too crowded almost all the time, with decidedly non-locals (and the prices jumped in the absence of the Second Avenue Deli). Even so, it would be a nasty loss for the city if it were to disappear, so, as Anon 1:22 put it, “. . . if that’s what it takes . . . that’s what it takes.”<br />And long live Jake Dell!BabyDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751432569519540728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-32136079063755338272013-05-14T15:41:26.569-04:002013-05-14T15:41:26.569-04:00this story gave me goosebumps--the good ones.this story gave me goosebumps--the good ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-5123773561591941112013-05-14T13:40:53.420-04:002013-05-14T13:40:53.420-04:00You do realize that after writing this excellent e...You do realize that after writing this excellent entry, Katz is going to close soon in favor of a froyo emporium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-18919742794769322112013-05-14T13:22:59.773-04:002013-05-14T13:22:59.773-04:00This is one of those rare situations where a heavy...This is one of those rare situations where a heavy flood of tourists is keeping a place the same. And if that's what it takes to keep Katz's alive and well, then that's what it takes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-75416415301409184902013-05-14T13:05:40.591-04:002013-05-14T13:05:40.591-04:00This makes me happy.
Long live Katz's and the...This makes me happy.<br /><br />Long live Katz's and their pickled green tomatoes.<br /><br />We need more Jakes in this world.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-79988843888163622002013-05-14T12:36:20.930-04:002013-05-14T12:36:20.930-04:00Since the link to meat eating and heart disease ha...Since the link to meat eating and heart disease has been debunked by top doctors and scientists, there's no reason to worry about his health or get frequent check-ups. Read "The Cholesterol Myth." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-37407456505681576452013-05-14T12:11:52.089-04:002013-05-14T12:11:52.089-04:00Still waiting for Katz's signature frozen yogu...Still waiting for Katz's signature frozen yogurt.<br /><br />I kid! I kid! Good for him. The epitomy of old school NYC.Ivannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-2386074377023285852013-05-14T12:08:54.017-04:002013-05-14T12:08:54.017-04:00This is fantastic. The whole piece. But this mem...This is fantastic. The whole piece. But this memory in particular<br />"She tells me how she used to go to school with a hot Katz's knish in one pocket, to keep her hands warm on winter mornings, and a pickle in the other." Sammynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-23994600510019578062013-05-14T11:56:38.189-04:002013-05-14T11:56:38.189-04:00Good for Jake. Good for NYC. I like it. I need to ...Good for Jake. Good for NYC. I like it. I need to get down there one of these days and have 2 hot dogs and fries and of course a cream soda. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-52674203340861774512013-05-14T11:44:07.403-04:002013-05-14T11:44:07.403-04:00What a fantastic story. It's a shame that the...What a fantastic story. It's a shame that the generation of whitewashed cellphone zombies staring straight down into the eyes of their master won't ever know the joy of sitting next to a stranger at a deli or a diner and just learning by listening. That is just more collateral damage left in the wake of hypergentrification.<br /><br />JAZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-76655747088322252102013-05-14T10:06:51.048-04:002013-05-14T10:06:51.048-04:00We -- us, our society -- is lucky to have folks li...We -- us, our society -- is lucky to have folks like Jake who take an interest in what makes NYC so great, figures out how he can contribute and then goes out and does it. John K. Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514407793203424954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-54382252086521544652013-05-14T10:00:13.773-04:002013-05-14T10:00:13.773-04:00Jeremiah, this made me SO HAPPY today!!!
Between ...Jeremiah, this made me SO HAPPY today!!!<br /><br />Between Jake and the Russ/Federman crew, at least two beloved institutions on Houston seem to be in great (young) hands. <br /><br />Terrific post. marjoriehttp://www.marjorieingall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-17060932239226761812013-05-14T09:57:46.697-04:002013-05-14T09:57:46.697-04:00I love it! I'm proud to say that my Great Gra...I love it! I'm proud to say that my Great Grandfather owned a few delis in NYC in the early 1900's and because of the family lore I have a deep appreciation for deli. My Grandfather, who is pushing 95, worked in them and still tells stories about the pickle barrels and the counterman who could carve a turkey so perfectly that you could put it back together and couldn't tell where he had cut it. I kind of wish my family was still in the business. You're a lucky man Jake; But I imagine you already know that.randallnoreply@blogger.com