Pop Culture & Comedy

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in the iconic "I'll Have What She's Having" scene from When Harry Met Sally.

“I’ll Have What She’s Having” from When Harry Met Sally.

Jewish delis were once located primarily in Jewish neighborhoods and served primarily Jews. Though they have largely disappeared from the urban scene, the warmth and hospitality they represented made their way into the broader American experience. This is the iconic scene (about faked orgasm) in an iconic delicatessen (hence it was featured in the I’ll Have What She’s Having: The Jewish Deli” museum exhibit, listed elsewhere) in the classic movie (When Harry Met Sally).

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Chef Marshall Efron on PBS's Great American Dream Machine, mixing ingredients. Ingredients list visible.

Three videos starring “Chef” and “food technologist” Marshall Efron on PBS’s Great American Dream Machine (1971–1972)

The Crazy World Of Olive Sizes, The Chemical Feast In Processed Food, and Recreating A “Lemon Cream” Pie

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