Several outraged delicatessen-goers in Los Angeles wrote in to protest my omission of Nate 'n Al's in Beverly Hills from the list of the best delis on our turf. Actually, it was the L.A. Weekly's pick of the four best but it concurs with mine, and I'd probably put Nate 'n Al's in the same class. I used to enjoy it as much for the clientele (Milton Berle, Phil Silvers, Doris Day, etc.) as the food, but the food has always been good. I'm just not a fan of the parking, the hours of operation, or those cramped booths.
A site called www.reelradio.com archives "air checks" (i.e., recordings) of disc jockeys, past and present, around the U.S. They're currently spotlighting some samples of the late Al Lohman and Roger Barkley. You can hear them if you go there and if you have RealAudio installed on your computer.
We recommend this article by Paul Krugman in today's New York Times magazine. We don't necessarily agree with it but we think it's worth a look.
