Second Avenue Deli Cookbook

Over 400, 000 people eat at the Second Avenue Deli every year. The deli, which began as a ten-seat eatery, is now a legendary New York institution and has been rated New York's best deli by both Zagat and Time Out. The Second Avenue Deli has earned its reputation and its faithful customers with its incredible food: from innovative dishes - such as matzo blintzes - to fabulous old fashioned deli favorites - such as perfect hot pastrami sandwiches and legendary matzo-ball soup so potent that it is rumored to heal. 166 of the best recipes are featured including appetizers - such as chopped liver and healthy salads - to side dishes - such as kasha varnishkas and broccoli kugel - to new recipes for holiday classics - such as roast chicken with a challah-apple stuffing, and six varieties of latkes - and delicious desserts - such as rugelach, and an outrageous rice pudding brule. The Second Avenue Deli Cookbook also features recipes from 28 of the deli's most famous clients, among them Dustin Hoffman and Paul Reiser. And interwoven among the recipes are memories from the celebrity contributors and hilarious heart warming stories about the 45 year old deli and its notorious owner, Abe Lebewohl.