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I was in New York last Christmas, as for most Christmases since my wife's family all live there, and my wife insisted we stay on the lower east side because she
by nonameiguess 4y ago
I was in New York last Christmas, as for most Christmases since my wife's family all live there, and my wife insisted we stay on the lower east side because she went to school there and had some nostalgia. The end of the block our hotel was on had a place called Katz's Deli with a line that was around the corner and a several hour wait pretty much starting at 7 AM or earlier every morning.
We never went because I didn't want to stand in line for that long, but I noticed the side of the building said they'll ship nationwide. That seemed crazy to me, like no matter how good the meal is, it can't possibly be as good once it's been in transit for a day. What sorts of meals don't degrade in texture and taste within a few hours of being cooked? I would love to send my friends and family in other parts of the country some great Texas BBQ that has no equivalent anywhere else I've ever been, but even that isn't nearly as good once it has gone cold and been reheated. Unless you ship it in a humidor, I don't see how you avoid losing moisture. Is that what they do?
- bergenty 4y ago
- fennecfoxen 4y agoThis post amuses me because of the classic Katz Deli slogan of WWII: “Send a salami to your boy in the army!”
- blakesterz 4y agoI can answer this! Last Christmas someone sent us a big box of stuff from Katz's. The meats (there were 3 or 4) were vacuum packed, and there was some condiments and some bread and I forget what else. It was all packed in a big box with ice packs. I think it was shipped over night from Katz's. I assume that most deli meats don't lose much being packed up like this? I can't say for sure, but this kind of stuff is probably already served in a similar state, not right out of the oven. So I can only assume it tasted more or less like it would if we have gone to Katz's. The bread no doubt would be better fresh. It all tasted... ok. I expected it to be awesome, but it was just ok.
- lastofthemojito 4y agoI had Goldbelly ship me a brisket from a BBQ place in Texas and I felt like it traveled well. It shipped frozen, and they provided instructions on thawing and reheating, and it really turned out to be delicious. Not quite as good as fresh from the smoker in Texas, but better than brisket I can get in my area.
- BryanBeshore 4y agoSounds like a story I heard about people sending task rabbit'ers to stand in line at 6am for a "Cronut" at some shop in SOHO.
- dreamcompiler 4y agoI've mail-ordered Katz's corned beef and pastrami and it holds up pretty well. It's not cheap but then it's not cheap in the restaurant either. If you love their stuff I recommend their mail order service.
- igetspam 4y agoThere's a Saltlick in AUS. It travels.