Manage episode 491831431 series 3512422
Boiling briskets for five hours, escorting obnoxious customers to the door, and preserving the ritual of saying "hello" with Steven Peljovich, who runs Michael's Deli in Boston. What makes a deli different from a sandwich shop? And, until recently, why did he resist taking orders online?
Read The Boston Globe story that Steven mentioned about longtime customer Rita Manor.
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