eric--
i'm drooling, already.
even if you hadn't told me about arthur avenue, my paesano/bloodhound nose would have found this place. i haven't been to a good delicatessen in years. i grew up in pittsburgh. there was a large italian community there, so every neighborhood had a deli. there was nothing like walking thru the door and having the aroma waft over you. heaven.
maybe i'll skip the photo show and just eat my way thru town.
funny that you mention the bread. i'm a bread freak. i could make a meal out of a loaf of good bread - and maybe a bit of olive oil, salt and pepper. my wife says that she has never seen anyone eat "just bread" as much as i do. i always tell her that there is no such thing as "just bread".
thanks for the pm, too. i appreciate the advice and alternate suggestions.