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Move over Thomas Edison, this deli savant is the Garden State's newest inventor

JL;DR SUMMARY Jason Stahl, an inventive deli operator in Jersey City, has brought a modern twist to Jewish culinary traditions through his business, Hank Schwartz’s Delicatessen and Appetizing. 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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Jewish TraditionCommunityJewish DeliComfort FoodCulinary InnovationJersey CityPicklesJason StahlHank Schwartz's DelicatessenSmoked Salmon Tartare

Places mentioned

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
"In 2021, another wide-eyed tinkerer set up shop in Jersey City, though his inventions would be molded out of rye, wheat and cured beef, not aluminum and tungsten."
Menlo Park, New Jersey, United States
"First, in 1876, Thomas Edison opened up his invention factory in Menlo Park, New Jersey."
Murray Hill, New Jersey, United States
"Then, in 1941, Alexander Graham Bells Bell Labs moved its headquarters to Murray Hill at the northern end of the state."
Staten Island, New York, United States
"Stahl grew up on Staten Island eating sandwiches at both Jewish and Italian delis."

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