Series: Jewish Delis to Die For

Requiem for The Carnegie Deli

Remembering when a sandwich was a sandwich

At the Carnegie with our waiter (Author’s Photo)

It’s been almost four years since The Carnegie Deli’s main Manhattan branch closed down for good. I remember crying on the day I read about the closing in The New York Times, even though I had eaten at the Carnegie only three times in my life. One of those times, I…