delicatessen
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Bureaucracy, along with economic depression and the absence of bank credit led her this year to shut down her delicatessen with products from the Peloponnese. — Nektaria Stamouli, WSJ, "Greek Bailout Ends, But Underlying Problems Remain," 21 Aug. 2018 At the General Muir in Emory Point, the owners' original hope was to create a modern American restaurant anchored by delicatessen traditions—but also not limited by them. — Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Condé Nast Traveler, "10 Best Brunch Places in Atlanta," 21 Aug. 2018 How Sun King created a food hall: The brewery says good-bye to its Hot Pockets days Eat these sandwiches Oca leans more delicatessen and market than its original location at Sun King Brewery near Downtown Indianapolis. — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, "Sun King Distillery in Carmel: What to know before you go," 3 July 2018 On the other hand, there’s a stretch in Venice on Third Avenue between Rose and Sunset where a Bird rider en route to Gjusta, a fancy bakery and delicatessen, had better ride down the very crown of the street. — Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, "Fly On, My Sleek Electric Bird," 30 May 2018 His creamy, deliciously reductive paintings of cakes, ice cream cones, gumball machines and trays of delicatessen food are beyond the negative reach of most critics. — Peter Plagens, WSJ, "‘Wayne Thiebaud, Draftsman’ Review: Whipping Up Sincere Confections," 23 May 2018 Liz Johnson, the chef at the new Echo Park delicatessen Freedman's, has put in time at Noma, the Michelin two-starred L'Effervescence in Tokyo, and the tiny New York brasserie Mimi. — Jonathan Gold, latimes.com, "Jonathan Gold beholds the brisket spectacle at Freedman's, a Jewish-ish deli in Echo Park," 18 May 2018 On the merchandise and physical store side, during the quarter, Walmart expanded its delicatessen offering and changed the layout in its bakery. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, "Walmart U.S. Sales Beat Forecasts as E-Commerce Sales Get Back on Track," 17 May 2018 Police caught up with him and spoke to him at a local delicatessen. — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Drunk driver blames two imaginary gunmen for making him drive into house: Cleveland Heights police blotter," 28 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'delicatessen.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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