For Art Ginsburg, it started and ended with deli.

The founder of Art's Deli and Restaurant in Studio City worked his way through junior college building triple-decker sandwiches at a cousin's deli.

When he and his wife, Sandy, had a deli of their own, they would bring a meat slicer into their children's classrooms and introduce young people, who were simultaneously repelled and fascinated, to the wonders of tongue sandwiches. Even after Ginsburg quit running the business himself, he showed up almost daily, greeting customers and kibbitzing — a light-hearted rotund presence amid the knishes and the kreplach.

Art's Deli

1224 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA 91604

Website: https://artsdeli.com