661816 Fri Oct 23 15:00:48 -0700 2009 16 2 Los Angeles Area 0 5126191 This morning on the way back from court I stopped off at Langer's to get (1) a whole hand cut pastrami brisket, (2) a quart of cole slaw, (3) a jar of new pickles, (4) 30 slices of double-baked rye and, at the request of Mrs. Swift, a half pound of turkey pastrami. When I asked for the turkey pastrami the counter guy I always use looked at me with scorn and said "Tom, this is Langer's. There is no such thing as "turkey pastrami" here. You should know better than that." Mrs. Swift ended up with machine sliced turkey. This struck me as outrageously funny which is why I pass it along. He must have read the LA Times Food Section article this past Wednesday. Fri Oct 23 15:00:48 -0700 2009 14405 TomSwift 1 5126314 I love Langer's. Fri Oct 23 16:00:12 -0700 2009 5126191 10099 JudiAU 1 5126386 What time is dinner? Fri Oct 23 16:45:16 -0700 2009 5126191 10883 JAB 1 5129789 Ate their yesterday. Business is up, of course, which is good for everyone. It was so fine. Sun Oct 25 14:22:54 -0700 2009 5126191 10099 JudiAU 2 5130877 So tragically hip, AFTER the LA Times article came out. Of course, we Hounds who have known the facts long before the article was published will now have to wait a tad longer for our beloved pastrami at Langer's now, for at least the next 4 weeks... Sun Oct 25 23:49:44 -0700 2009 5129789 11933 J.L. 3 5150772 this probably was not the first time the la times wrote about langers. Mon Nov 02 18:01:23 -0800 2009 5130877 10372 FED 2 5150753 Ah - I went there for lunch last Friday and it was SLAMMED which I had never seen before. Didn't realize the LAT just wrote about it; that probably explains it. My wife insists the Godmother is the better sandwich but I can't cosign. Langers or bust! Mon Nov 02 17:52:51 -0800 2009 5129789 110491 odub 3 5151148 Share the love. One is always closer. Mon Nov 02 21:59:12 -0800 2009 5150753 10099 JudiAU 3 5154232 shoot, Godmother and Langer's aren't even apples and oranges. more like apples and aliens. which both kill. Wed Nov 04 01:20:27 -0800 2009 5150753 233427 tenxtone76 1 5132296 How much was the whole brisket? $/lb? Mon Oct 26 12:42:00 -0700 2009 5126191 91179 ns1 2 5149871 I don't know the price of the brisket specifically, but they do sell it by the per pound price. Tht total price fot the pickle jar, the coleslaw, the turkey, the bread and the brisket was $85. Mon Nov 02 13:06:17 -0800 2009 5132296 14405 TomSwift 3 5150764 how many sandwiches were you able to make? Mon Nov 02 17:56:14 -0800 2009 5149871 10704 wilafur 4 5151904 Only 10, but the bread makes excellent toast for breakfast. Think about the economics - Not even counting the pickles, slaw and turkey, it works out to a little ove $8 per sandwich, compared to about $11 at the deli. Still, at the deli the bread is hot and the pastrami is sappy, two qualities mostly lost when you take it home. Tue Nov 03 08:35:03 -0800 2009 5150764 14405 TomSwift 5 5152390 thanks tom. that's why i asked.......i wanted to work out the per sandwich cost. but as you mentioned, there are certain things lost when the sandwich is not eaten at langers. Tue Nov 03 10:49:11 -0800 2009 5151904 10704 wilafur 6 5154100 I suggest getting your pastrami as a single piece, rather than sliced. That way you can gently reheat by steam, which was recommended to us by the counterman of Katz a few years ago. Makes a huge difference in quality. The bread can also be reheated in the oven. It warms the bread and toasts the exterior. It isn't a cost calculation-- seriously, if you are eating pastrami often enough to do a cost calculation you are going to die soon. I is all about convenience. Langers is too far from my house to get pastrami as often as I should. Nice to follow up a visit with a dinner a few days later. Tue Nov 03 21:55:57 -0800 2009 5152390 10099 JudiAU 7 5156724 also nice to know that i can buy the pastrami and condiments in bulk for parties. =) Wed Nov 04 17:30:13 -0800 2009 5154100 10704 wilafur 1 5151202 Forgot how much I miss working near Langers!! Mon Nov 02 22:56:33 -0800 2009 5126191 1121298 rapmapcap