Jewish culture reflects the heart of a vital ethnic history. As that culture continues to shift and adapt alongside mainstream America, delicatessen food – as its name suggests – remains a beloved communal delicacy. In Houston, Texas, third-generation deli man Ziggy Gruber has built arguably the finest delicatessen restaurant in the U.S. His story – augmented by the stories of iconic delis such as Katz’s, 2nd Avenue Deli, Nate ‘n Al, Carnegie, and the Stage – embodies a tradition indelibly linked to its savory, nostalgic foods.
DELI MAN is the documentary about this culinary tradition and we open the film this Friday at the Royal and Town Center; March 13th at the Playhouse; and March 20th at the Claremont. Ziggy Gruber, owner of Ziggy’s Deli in Houston and the star of DELI MAN will participate in Q&A’s at the Royal opening weekend: after the 7:45 PM screening on Friday, March 6th and after the 3:15 screening on Saturday the 7th. Plus he’ll introduce the 5:30 screening on Saturday. Publicist Ziggy Kozlowski of Block-Korenbrot will moderate the Friday night Q&A; Los Angeles Film Critics Association President Stephen Farber will moderate Saturday afternoon.
Every year we award movie passes to our customers who most accurately predict the Oscars in all 24 categories and every year we stress the importance of the tie-breaker question. This year, five people tied for first place correctly predicting 21 of the 24 categories! The top three winners were then determined by how accurately they predicted the length of the Oscar ceremony.
