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• n  highly seasoned cut of smoked beef

• Because pastrami can sound a lot like salami when shouted out in a busy, noisy dining room, it is known as "pistol.
• The producer has rushed over so many Italian technicians to get the monkey off his back that pasta is outselling pastrami at the studio commissary.
• Think pastrami sandwiches and chunky potato salads.

News & Articles

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• Refuge restaurant to open soon in Menlo
  It's all about pastrami and Belgian beer at "The Refuge" restaurant in San Carlos. Owner and chef Matt Levin is now bringing his popular concept to Menlo Park, opening a second Refuge at 1143 Crane St. "hopefully in June," he says.
  June 11, 2013 - The Almanac
• Eater X's Tips For Chowing Down Like A Champ [INTERVIEW]
  Credit: Getty Images Earlier this week, we had the nauseating pleasure of attending Katz's Pastrami Sandwich Eating Competition. When the cracked pepper settled and the meat had been devoured, we spoke with contestant Tim "Eater X" Janus, who downed 16(!) sandwiches in 10 minutes. Here are his lessons on life, love and gorging this summer. [...]
  June 6, 2013 - MTV
• Hurley author takes 'Kind' approach with her poems
  Like most children, Gretchen Primack enjoyed watching the elephants step on stools and do balancing tricks at the circus. She adored her pastrami sandwiches and wolfed down her milkshakes without giving it another thought.
  June 6, 2013 - Kingston Daily Freeman

Quotes

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• Ken Davitian in San Diego Union Tribune
  When you go, order the pastrami or pot roast,says Davitian, owner of two French dip sandwich shops in Sherman Oaks and Hollywood, both called The Dip.
• Ariel Sharon in Bangor Daily News
  Former Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon said in 1973: "We'll make a pastrami sandwich of them. We'll insert a strip of Jewish settlement in between the Palestinians and another strip of Jewish settlement right across the West Bank so that in 25...
• Denny Chin in Reuters.uk
  Pastrami and cheesecake -- large amounts of which Gorran admittedly consumed -- may present risks, but these are risks of which consumers are aware,wrote Judge Denny Chin in his dismissal of the suit.