Lori Zabar

Zabar's (eBook, ePUB)

A Family Story, with Recipes

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The fascinating, mouthwatering story (with ten recipes!) of the immigrant family that created a New York gastronomic legend: "The most rambunctious and chaotic of all delicatessens, with one foot in the Old World and the other in the vanguard of every fast-breaking food move in the city" (Nora Ephron, best-selling author and award-winning screenwriter). When Louis and Lilly Zabar rented a counter in a dairy store on 80th Street and Broadway in 1934 to sell smoked fish, they could not have imagined that their store would eventually occupy half a city block and become a beloved mecca for quality food of all kinds. A passion for perfection, a keen business sense, cutthroat competitive instincts, and devotion to their customers led four generations of Zabars to create the Upper West Side shrine to the cheese, fish, meat, produce, baked goods, and prepared products that heralded the twentieth-century revolution in food production and consumption. Lori Zabar-Louis's granddaughter-begins with her grandfather's escape from Ukraine in 1921, following a pogrom in which several family members were killed. She describes Zabar's gradual expansion, Louis's untimely death in 1950, and the passing of the torch to Saul, Stanley, and partner Murray Klein, who raised competitive pricing to an art form and added top-tier houseware and appliances. She paints a delectable portrait of Zabar's as it is today-the intoxicating aromas, the crowds, the devoted staff-and shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes of the long-time employees, family members, eccentric customers, and celebrity fans who have created a uniquely American institution that honors its immigrant roots, revels in its New York history, and is relentless in its devotion to the art and science of selling gourmet food.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780805243406
• Artikelnr.: 62088108

Autorenporträt

LORI ZABAR was an art, decorative arts, and architectural historian; a historic preservationist; and an attorney. She was for many years a researcher in the American Wing and the Modern and Contemporary Art department of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as an independent curator and consultant. She passed away in February 2022.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Julia Moskin ix
Map of the Volynia, Podolia, and Kiev provinces of the Russian Empire,
Around 1900 xiii
Introduction xv
 
1. Ostropolia 3
     Lilly Zabar’s Meat Borscht and Flanken Soup 13
2. In Transit and Acclimating to America 17
      Lilly Zabar’s Chicken Soup with Matzoh Balls (Knaidlach) 31
3. The Beginning of Zabar’s 35
     Cheese Blintzes with Blueberry Sauce 51
4. The War Years 55
     Lilly Zabar’s Latkes (Potato Pancakes) 67
5. After the War 69
     Lilly Zabar’s Sweet Noodle Kugel 81
6. Life After Louis 83
     Zabar’s Nova Cream Cheese Spread 99
7. The 1960s Culinary Revolution and Zabar’s Evolution 101
     Eli Zabar’s Thumbprint Cookies 121
8. The Epicurean Emporium Expands, 1970–84 123
     Lilly Zabar’s Stuffed Cabbage 151
9. Trouble in Gourmet Paradise, 1985–95 153
     Lilly Zabar’s Chopped Liver 169
10. Zabar’s Present Tense 171
     Lilly Zabar’s Gefilte Fish 183
 
Epilogue: The Future of Zabar’s 187
Zabar’s Key Players: The Staff   193
Acknowledgments 199
Index 203