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Katz’s Deli + Economy Candy + Crif Dogs, New York

Katz’s Deli On East Houston Street has been standing Katz’s Deli for God-know-how-many years (since 1888 – I don’t do maths). This is a proper Jewish delicatessen of NYC Lower East Side (which London’s dear Mishkin’s takes an inspiration from). The walls are adorned with memorabilia of the past (with a lot of sleb diners) …

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Saporiamo, Modena

Pasta..non basta! Never enough. No. Pasta is my thing, and whilst in Modena, I stumbled into this modern-looking pasta shop con deli that overlooked Piazza XX Settembre. Saporiamo, meaning “tasty!”, prided itself in a handing over of traditional pasta recipes. Some large display fridges played shrines to dry, freshly and beautifully folded tortellini, tortelloni, passatelli …