random thoughts – Day 2,138 (Friday) – eating like new york

The current TV entertainment for the past couple days has been The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Prime. I loved it the first time I saw it, and rewatching it is even better. I forgot how funny it is, and since my first viewing, I’ve seen more shows from Amy Sherman-Palladino and recognize the dialogue pacing and quick wit, along with some of the characters. I forgot so much of it that it's new all over again.

Yum.

There is a lot of eating (or the suggestion thereof) in the show, with scenes in diners, restaurants, function halls, and summer resorts. The food in Mrs. Maisel often has me remembering some of the food of my past in delis in Connecticut, New York City, Natick, and even Nashville, and this week it led to actively recreating a meal. Tonight, that meant seeking the ingredients for a pastrami sandwich supper.

After an episode of Mrs. Maisel, there was a trip to Hannaford for the acquisition of pastrami and fixings. The bonus content was the free entertainment in the form of the comedic stylings of the two guys working at the deli counter. There was funny banter with customers and between the two of them that included thickness of slices, the wild guessing of snowfall estimates, and the younger deli guy trying to set up a date for the older guy. I need to visit the deli counter more often just for the comedy show.

As for supper, it was a delicious hot pastrami sandwich on marble rye with brown mustard with horse radish, half-sour pickle, cole slaw, and potato chips. And vanilla cream soda. It was a taste of New York in Gardner and with Mrs. Maisel and company on the screen, it was like dining with old friends.