Pins matching date:1928-12-31

Reuben Schwartz opened his delicatessen on Saint-Laurent Boulevard on 31 December 1928, and it has smoked brisket the same way since - dry-cured with no nitrates, ten days in the cure, served hand-cut on rye. The queue outside the narrow room is a Montreal fixture.

Frank Gordy opened the Varsity in 1928 beside Georgia Tech, and it grew into what it still calls the world's largest drive-in - two blocks of car park, a counter shouting What'll ya have, and chili dogs, onion rings and Frosted Orange by the ton on a football Saturday.