There’s a strange thing happening in the restaurant world right now. Behind the Slicer, a New Blog post from Celebrity Delly featuring out Pastrami People are talking about food constantly…while understanding less and less about what actually goes into making it. We thought this would be the perfect time to bring back our blog which we are calling Behind The Slicer. This gives us the opportunity to talk about how we see food and share it with our community. Everyone sees the

Why is food so personal? The pressure of the perfect matzoh ball soup is real I was talking with a writer friend recently and she asked me a question that I haven’t quite been able to shake. Why is food so personal? At first, I gave what felt like a perfectly reasonable answer. Family. Tradition. Culture. The sort of answer you give when somebody asks a thoughtful question and you’re trying not to sound like you’ve spent an unhealthy amount of time thinking about matzoh ball

Everybody argues about the cheese. Falls Church's Best Cheesesteak has some thoughts about cheesesteaks Whiz. Cooper Sharp. American. Provolone. Fried onions. No onions. Ketchup, if your goal is to make somebody from Philadelphia physically ill. The internet has turned the cheesesteak into a bizarre form of food cosplay where people obsess over finding the one magical ingredient that unlocks “authenticity.” But that’s the great cheesesteak lie. Philly Cheesesteak Authenticity

A Corned Beef sandwich chilling People talk about food constantly now. Everyone has an opinion. A ranking. A “best spot.” Food has become content. Something photographed more than tasted. Something inhaled quickly between notifications and whatever else the modern world is screaming about this week. And somewhere inside all that noise, the definition of the Jewish deli quietly started changing. A new sandwich shop opens and if the place has a slicer, rye bread, and expensive