The Last Jewish "Lox" Slicer at Zabar's

[weinoo]

Zabar's is a beloved institution on NYC's upper west side. From caviar to chocolate, Mauviel to multiplanes, if you need something for the kitchen, or for the stomach, it can usually be found at Zabar's.

 

But really, when push comes to shove, Zabar's is all about the lox; smoked salmon, that is, in its myriad styles and tastes. Oh, there's whitefish, sable, herring and even sturgeon. If you look (and listen) hard enough, there's even lobster...just don't tell your kosher grandfather.

 

So stop kibbitzing, and watch this video from Vimeo and the Jewish Daily Forward, about just what it means to slice lox at Zabar's. And to be the last of a breed.

 

 

[scamhi]

great video thanks for sharing. I buy my fish at Russ and Daughters- it's geographically more desirable.

[NancyH]

Love this, Mitch, thanks for posting!

[Deryn]

Thank you for the video. Took me back a few decades.

My brother used to live just around the corner from Zabar's and when I visited I would run down to Zabar's to get fresh breakfast items (including lox, bagels, cream cheese, coffee) from Zabar's every day. I loved that place - it was worth the long trip (and putting up with my brother) just to go to Zabar's for a few days.

[rlibkind]

C'mon, Weinoo, you know lox isn't smoked, it's brined. Smoked salmon (including Nova) is smoked! But that's a whole 'nuther topic.

[weinoo]

I might know that.