A SANDWICH.(pastrami at Langer's Deli in Los Angeles)(Brief Article)

Publication: The New Yorker

Publication Date: 19-AUG-02

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The hot pastrami sandwich served at Langer's Delicatessen in downtown Los Angeles is the finest hot pastrami sandwich in the world. This is not just my opinion, although most people who know about Langer's will simply say it's the finest hot pastrami sandwich in Los Angeles because they don't dare to claim that...

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