There has been no shortage of hoopla around Katz’s Delicatessen’s 125th anniversary. Here’s (probably) the last word from us: a few scenes from Friday night’s charity dinner at the Ludlow Street institution in support of Henry Street Settlement. Celebrity chefs Danny Bowien (Mission Chinese), Joey Campanaro (Little Owl), Bill Telepan and Sarabeth Levine each prepared a course paying homage to deli cuisine.
Bowien, for example, served Kung Pao Pastrami. Telepan prepared a modern version of “chicken-in-the-pot.” Many other high profile chefs were in attendance, including Wylie Dufresne of wd-50 and Marcus Samuelsson of Red Rooster in Harlem. Comedian Gilbert Gottfried served up a steady diet of amusing insults. He kept calling Henry Street’s Executive Director David Garza “Steve.” Gottfried said Katz’s waiters don’t ask, “Is everything is all right,” buth rather, “Is ANYTHING all right?” A few mayoral candidates stopped by throughout the evening, including John Liu and Joe Lhota. Click through for more photos.
