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Katz’s Deli is a mecca for food influencers — it kills me to see them butcher its good name

JL;DR SUMMARY In recent times, Katz's Delicatessen, a historic Jewish deli in New York, has been frequently misnamed "Katz" by food influencers on platforms like TikTok and YouTube. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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YiddishNew YorkLinguisticsTiktokJewish DeliCultural HeritageYivo InstituteKatz's DelicatessenMispronunciationFood Influencers

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New York, United States
"Im a lifelong New Yorker, but for reasons known only to the Chinese Communist Partys patented algorithm, TikTok feeds me a lot of food content aimed at tourists."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"There was a couple from Brooklyn, shocked they were taking their first visit to Katz Deli."
Texas, United States
"I can certainly see it being similar to the Houston-Houston, Bleaman said, referring to the New York street where Katzs is located, pronounced House-ton versus the city in Texas (they were named for different men.)"

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