Deli Man
Every story needs a brave and trustworthy guide, and Deli Man's is the effusive and charming Ziggy Gruber, a third-generation delicatessen man - his uncle and great-uncle owned Berger's in the diamond district, and the Woodrow Deli on Long Island. His grandfather owned the famous Rialto Delicatessen on Broadway, and Ziggy was stuffing cabbages atop of a crate when he was eight. Now he is owner and maven (as well as a Yiddish-speaking French trained chef) of one of the country's top delis, Kenny and Ziggy's in Houston – yes, Texas…Shalom y'all. Of course the story of deli isn't Ziggy's alone. Deli Man has visited meccas like the Carnegie, Katz's, 2nd Avenue Deli, Nate ‘n Al, and Canter's, as well as interviewed some of the great connoisseurs of deli, including Jerry Stiller, Alan Dershowitz, Freddie Klein, Dennis Howard, Jay Parker (Ben's Best), Fyvush Finkel, and Larry King.
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Erik Anjou Director · David Sperling Cinematographer Lisa Palattella Editor
United States release February 27, 2015 · Produced in United States
Production
Cohen Media Group
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 12, 2014
Premiere · Boston Jewish Film Festival
United States · February 27, 2015
Theatrical
United States
January 15, 2015 · Premiere · New York Jewish Film Festival
May 9, 2015 · Premiere · Louisiana International Film Festival
August 29, 2015 · Premiere · Sidewalk Film Festival
November 12, 2015 · Premiere · Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
Canada
February 27, 2015 · Theatrical
Poland
May 20, 2016 · Premiere · Jewish Motifs Film Festival
Taiwan
January 8, 2021 · Theatrical
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