Baby Boomer Memories: Pittsfield's popular NY-style delicatessens | Local News
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 Samelâs 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 Samelâs. Growing up in Pittsfield, I remember eating at a couple of other New York-style delicatessens that had popular ethnic Jewish fare like the chopped liver, thick pastrami and corned beef sandwiches on rye bread, potato pancakes, brisket, smoke...