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SMAGAZINEOFFICIAL.COM FOOD
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T h re’s no sh rt  a  s t’ ar oy in y’ ge of goo  san wiches  n To ont ’s we t en —but n ne ar  quite li e wh t’s   g ei g slice since o up  ext d or to Linny s, the buzzy  e
o u t   u t h f i . ak ho se that’s earne  a loya  fol owin g slice e
o u v e
i s a inny’s Luncheo  g ei et e i  an  a loving tri ute  o the d licat ssens th t fo li nd of  T r  e’s avi k’s d
obsessed ove . From th  T  now-sh sh tt Sn red Yit ’s i th  T ronto to sh tt Sn wdo  Deli  n Mont eal ry, nd
Carn ie, the energy, h st ry, a d per onali ies of these grea  de im.
Linn ’s L ncheonett  cha h n h u i . ls de i t aditio  wit  a tigh  but  ighty m nu of just s.
First up is  e star  pastram  on ry ,  mo ed in ouse for 12   1  hou on s.
Just mu sian
dre sin  a r,
i l “ b   f e
    wed—“A li eti e ba  is a cer a nty for  hat b avio  a r,
 Sc wartz  oke . Ne s
sandwich  th  e
sl ucumber  waterc ess, a  freshly cracke  pe pe . Ro nding th ngs o t i z c e
sl : t use am eper h py lat t: the p ato and p : o c i e
u k i a le san wich, : o c i e
u k i a tur ng a cri py latk  a mi  of  e
sl : t use am pickl hou heese. Class c s des and drinks r und out t e li eup—t nk hot k sh with gravy,  pick da.
Th  lun he net e was  lways  art of t e plan—  siste  san wich c unt r th ic t’ tho ghtfu . But s riking  he righ  ba ance between  ualit  and a cess ility i n’t a wa   u     a   d
e
i w s t t a
co t—espec ally whe  you’re s oking yo r o n meats but  chwartz wa ou t   a amant t ny’s
L ncheon te  emain fa rly pric . T oun e pastra  sand e  ic m   l s s ,
n r a - for i st ks m   l s s ,
n r a - e, pa st ks in a t -
made me t  or $16. “We wanted  o do fa t-casua   s it out  ttin an  c ,” rners,” he says. “B some creative thinking.”
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Th  ap roach is simple  but not ea y—espe ia ly w en you’re  ryin  to  sp ak o m y       r a in a
m ern, n, fa as ,  t-casu l fo mat. his i  Jew sh de i fa e, afte all: hea  wi h history ity.
But here  it’  been e eva ion ed with b h fi nesse an affec eva ion  For For Sch artz  cr e
e
e
f i F S t f d
r   r  and  eli  eli a art. Those  lassi  d lis were p ace  bui t by immi rants an  have pres ved  ith
L nny s Lunc eo ette c mes t e chance to honour thos L c o   w   e
raditi ns—perhaps with   li and
playfu ness. “I feel incr e
d
y a s   r   t bly l cky  o  ve ch lay even a sm ll role i  carryi g that tra itio  says.
And w ile Lin y’s  unc eonette do sn’t  ame it  sandwich s after f sa mo s pa  some
c assic del s—he s th ught abo  it: “T e Jef Goldb um. C pped l ver, f ie  onion,  mustard, and pickle.”














































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