Introduction: The Place Where Everyone Knows Your Name
According to the Customer's Desire: The First Delicatessens in Eastern Europe and the United States
From a Sandwich to a National Institution: Delicatessens in the Jazz Age and the Interwar Era
Send a Salami: Delicatessens During the Second World War and the Postwar Exodus from New York
Miss Hebrew National Salami: The Movement to the Suburbs and the Decline of the Deli
Conclusion: The Contemporary Jewish Deli: Whistling Past the Graveyard.