Deli Summit: The Renaissance

Deli Summit: The Renaissance was at the Berkeley JCC this week, and it was a really great event.  All of the participants were really interesting, and I learned quite a bit.  I definitely feel motivated and more confident to create Aukie's small patch pastrami.  It was just fantastic to meet all the panelists:

* Peter Levitt, Saul's Restaurant and Deli, Berkeley
* Noah Bernamoff, Mile End Deli, Brooklyn
* Ken Gordon, Kenny & Zuke's Deli, Portland
* Evan Bloom, Wise Sons Deli, SF pop-up
* Moderator: Joan Nathan, Author of ten cookbooks including Jewish Cooking in America and Quiches, Kugels and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times Food Arts Magazine and Tablet Magazine

Although we agreed to disagree, the spirit of community building was certainly the main theme of the gathering. 

Tikkun olam (Hebrew: תיקון עולם‎)