movie: DELI MAN

i saw a delightful movie (on netflix) called "deli man", about a youngish mensch named ziggy gruber who owns kenny and ziggy's NY deli, in houston. there are many brief interviews with other deli 'men' ( only 1 deli woman, jacqueline canter, from LA, and her interview is in the extra footage), but it focuses on ziggy. he started off deli life at age 8 working with his grandpa and father in a deli (name?) in NY. he went to culinary school in europe and had a very fast moving career in fine dining, which he gave up when he realized all the deli people in the US were old, so he came back to open a very successful deli. i would have liked to know why he picked houston (they never say). but the guy is funny, sweet, loveable, and absolutely somebody you'd want to know; and who you would want to be feeding you. there's also a little romance (and if you watch the worthy extras, you meet the next generation....). a brief interview with kenny and danny rankin from manny's deli is the only chicago mention. but this doesn't pretend to be comprehensive. i highly recommend this- i wish i had some reason to go to houston so i could meet ziggy....even more than trying his food, i'd love to talk to him.

justjoan wrote: i would have liked to know why he picked houston

In the words of Myron Cohen, everybody gotta be someplace.

stevez wrote:

justjoan wrote: i would have liked to know why he picked houston

In the words of Myron Cohen, everybody gotta be someplace.

steve- have you seen this movie? i love ziggy!!

justjoan wrote:

stevez wrote:

justjoan wrote: i would have liked to know why he picked houston

In the words of Myron Cohen, everybody gotta be someplace.

steve- have you seen this movie? i love ziggy!!

Not yet, but I definitely will watch it. Maybe even tonight.

We caught it when it was still playing in theaters. It is a delight and highly recommended.


Buddy

I watched this movie last night (found it on Amazon Prime instant video). Ziggy's an interesting guy and his deli looks great. I need to book a ticket to Houston ASAP.

stevez wrote:I watched this movie last night (found it on Amazon Prime instant video). Ziggy's an interesting guy and his deli looks great. I need to book a ticket to Houston ASAP.

RIGHT?

My synagogue had a deli dinner, followed by this movie and then a brief service, on a recent Friday night. We really loved the movie, but I was hungry again by the time it was over!

Suzy

sdritz wrote:My synagogue had a deli dinner, followed by this movie and then a brief service, on a recent Friday night. We really loved the movie, but I was hungry again by the time it was over!

Suzy

hi suzy, where did you get the deli food from? thanks

Thanks for posting about this, Joan. My son and I watched it last night on Amazon Prime and really enjoyed it. I learned a little and found Ziggy very endearing. The food made us both hungry! I loved his hand-sliced lox, so thin "you can see an eclipse through it," and those stuffed veal chops looked fantastic.

EvA wrote:Thanks for posting about this, Joan. My son and I watched it last night on Amazon Prime and really enjoyed it. I learned a little and found Ziggy very endearing. The food made us both hungry! I loved his hand-sliced lox, so thin "you can see an eclipse through it," and those stuffed veal chops looked fantastic.

hi eva, so glad you and your son enjoyed it. yes, the lox was a great moment. and thanks for clarifying what those scrumptious stuffed chops were. i figured they weren't pork....