Caplansky's Deli

04/04/2026

Mustard love. 💗

04/02/2026

Friend Chris getting his sandwich on

01/31/2026

That punim! Dana in Boulder CO made this Jew very very happy today. Her bagels, latkes, knishes, kugel and whitefish were outshone only by the warmth of her smile.
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12/25/2025

Found: the program from legend ‘s Creative Chef event circa 2009. Anyone in the Toronto ad community will remember these extraordinary evenings. It was a Top Chef style competition among the city’s best Mad Men/Women. The food quality and creative presentation were beyond any expectation.

For me personally, to join iconic chefs .y and at the judges table was the definition of Imposter Syndrome. To say they were kind and welcoming would be an understatement.

I did two of these events and loved every second. If you were there, you did too.

Thanks Ed. You’re such a . Merry Christmas 🎄

12/21/2025

I love everything about this story.

“So, there I was, age 44. I was still dunking french fries at Brasserie Les Halles, which I thought was a pretty good gig at the time.

But, there was this little free paper they gave out on corners in a little box called The New York Press. I thought, I’m going to write something that will entertain other cooks, maybe I’ll get a hundred bucks, and my fry cook will find this funny. So, I wrote that first piece, that first version of [Kitchen Confidential] with the intention of being published by the New York Press and making 100 bucks, and being a hero to a few fry cooks in New York.

I wrote it and I sent it to The New York Press… So, every week I’d run to the corner. ‘Oh, I’m gonna be in the free paper!’ and I wasn’t in there. And, in a moment of frustration and possible inebriation, I mentioned this to my mom who said, ‘Well, you should send it to The New Yorker. I know somebody there. They’ll read it.’ And I’m thinking, what is the statistical likelihood ever, even if you’re represented? There’s no chance. Ever.

Out of alcohol-fueled hubris and on the insistence of my mom, I stuffed a copy, a print of this thing I’d written into an envelope and sent it off to The New Yorker, and thought that’s the last I will ever hear of this. Then, a month and a half later, the kitchen phone rings, and it’s David Remnick, the publisher from The New Yorker saying we’d like to run this piece.

And when it ran, it transformed my life within two days... Everything changed. Everything. From that point on.”
–Bourdain

12/20/2025

Shine on you crazy diamonds. Six is the magic number.

12/19/2025

Deep. Dish. Pizza. Aldo’s family (the guy on the left) has owned this place since 1979 in Tinley Park, a suburb of Chicago. Truth be told, I was on my way to a steakhouse down the street. Looking over my shoulder, I saw the sign. Google told me the story. I walked in and I knew. I know what you’re thinking. Deep dish pizza? Yeah. There is a time and place for thin crust and a time & place for deep dish. This is the time. This is the place. Pepperoni, pineapple and giardiniera. Perfection.

12/18/2025

This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine.

12/18/2025

Thanks to for a fabulous meal last night. His cranberry mustard complimented the country pâté perfectly and the seafood stew was exactly what I needed. Rob is a very special talent and at the Publican? A Chicago institution is reborn.
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I also got a change to meet and chat briefly with - you know how they say you should never meet your hero’s? That’s just not true. He’s as gracious and kind as I hoped. What a night.

12/17/2025

CA-NA-DA! 🇨🇦 CA-NA-DA! 🍁 CA-NA-DA! 🇨🇦

12/17/2025

Did I ever tell you about the time I was a donut judge with ? Not sure I’d ever had one of his until today. ❤️ 🍩 🌟

12/17/2025

Word

12/16/2025

This is one of those days. You dream about it. You work towards it. You build a team to bring it to life. And here we are. Thanks to for being my partner in everything and for loving me.

12/13/2025

All the love for our latest stockists.