Ben Samel News Today

Forty years ago, I worked with a fellow named Richard in Columbus, Ohio, where I live. When he learned that I grew up in Pittsfield, he shared that he had recently been to my hometown and had lunch at Samel’s Deli. Periodically, I see Richard, who is now over 90, and every time, he mentions that the best chopped liver he ever had was at Samel’s. Growing up in Pittsfield, I remember eating at a couple of other New York-style delicatessens that had popular ethnic Jewish fare like the ch...