About this episode
Rick Kogan interviews authors Neal Samors and Eric Bronsky about their book on Chicago's Jewish delicatessens.
Authors Neal Samors and Eric Bronsky join Rick Kogan to talk about their book, ‘Corned Beef on Rye: Remembering Chicago’s Jewish Delicatessens’. Neal and Eric reveal what they think is the most famous delicatessen in Chicago history, what makes a great deli, and what makes Chicago’s delis unique.
People in this episode
Host: Rick Kogan
Guests: Neal Samors, Eric Bronsky
Topics covered
- Jewish delis
- Chicago food
- cultural history
- delicatessens
- food landscape
Keywords
- Jewish delis
- Chicago
- food history
- delicatessens
- Neal Samors
- Eric Bronsky
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Corned Beef on Rye: Remembering Chicago’s Jewish Delicatessens
Places: Chicago
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