I was five minutes early for the train into Manhattan this morning so I crossed the street to stop into the deli. The place has changed owners over the years. First it was the Pot Belly Deli, then Brooklyn Paul’s Deli, now it’s Patti’s Deli.

Patti greeted me warmly, “Hi, young man.” I like her already! I asked for a whole wheat bagel, and she dug around the big bag of bagels delivered earlier in the morning. “We always get one whole wheat.” Read more