June Hersh's authoritative book...with a light touch and punnacious style...documents key purveyors like Russ & Daughters and Katz's that still thrive, along with glimpses of bygone examples, including Rabinowitz Delicatessen, owned by the father of Jerome Robbins, the choreographer. Illustrated with vintage and modern photographs, the book lists where to find the foods today and suggests noshing tours. -The New York Times[This] entertaining book is divided by food types -- bagels get one chapter, lox another, and several more cover smoked fish, meats, knishes, and other treats, not all of which are popular outside of the city...Like Katz's sandwiches, this book is impressively overstuffed. There's a color-photo insert of mouth-watering meals, terrific period photos, and advertisements such as: "Send a salami to your boy in the Army." There are authentic recipes, too. ("No deconstructed knishes or jalapeno matzoh balls here," Hersh promises.) Instructions are simple but still hold some surprises. -The New York Daily News
