Nosh, Nurture, and Narrative: A Live Podcast Taping of Meet Me at the Deli
Experience New York Comedy, Cuisine, & Culture
July 24 - 26, 2026 in the heart of The Catskills!
Dan Vetrano
Dan Vetrano is a kind gay comic who's been performing for over a decade. He's been featured in New York Comedy Festival twice (2019 & 2025), was a two-time finalist in the Philly's Funniest competition, and has worked with comics like Michael Ian Black, Maria Bamford, Jaboukie Young-White and more. He's hosted shows for Atlas Obscura and Betches, and has been on the popular podcasts Las Culturistas, Keith and the Girl, and Dark Tank. He also hosts the long-running monthly live show Get Work at Caveat in Manhattan, where comedians get fake resumes for job interviews with real-life hiring professionals. The theme of Dan’s Bar Mitzvah was "music."
Jeffrey Yoskowitz
Liz Alpern
Liz Alpern Based in Brooklyn, Liz Alpern is passionate about reimagining tradition and bringing people together. Liz is co-founder of The Gefilteria and co-author of The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods. She is also the creator of Queer Soup Night, a global event series highlighting the talent of queer chefs and raising tens of thousands of dollars for locally-based social justice organizations.
Liz received her MBA from Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business and has been featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List, the Forward 50 and and The Cherry Bombe 100. She is committed to seeing a more just and equitable food system for all so when she’s not in the kitchen with The Gefilteria, she’s consulting for national non-profit organization, Fair Food Network.
Rocco Marinoccio
Rocco Marinaccio is a Professor at Manhattan College. He joins Borscht Belt 2026 following his recent sold-out presentation at the Borscht Belt Museum, "Consommé w/ Matzo Ball: The City, the Catskills & the Birth of Jewish American Food." Expertly weaving together history, personal narratives, vintage cookbooks, and family archives, Professor Marinaccio brings the cultural aspirations of Jewish immigrants and their neighbors vibrantly to life. He brings this same passion for historical depth and storytelling to today's panel, exploring how iconic kitchens shape our collective identity.
Join hosts Liz Alpern and Jeffrey Yoskowitz for a live podcast taping of Meet Me at the Deli featuring special guest Prof. Rocco Marinaccio and an exciting (surprise!) comedy guest! We'll kibbitz about the deep relationship between New York City and Jewish food, taking audience questions on everything from the pushcarts of Orchard Street to the overstuffed booths of the Stage Deli to today's Jewish Food Renaissance. Join us for a uniquely interactive conversation featuring some of the leading voices on Jewish food past and present. Got a question for our hosts and guests? Submit now."
About Meet Me at the Deli:
Meet Me At The Deli answers listeners’ burning questions on deli culture, Jewish cooking and the nouveau shtetl kitchen lifestyle, offering advice and hot takes from seasoned food world veterans.
Every episode, they delve into food and eating culture questions with their chef and restaurateur friends, offer searing culinary takes, and try to keep their conversation to a minimum (which means not at all). New episodes every other Thursday! Listen and subscribe on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Location: The Hunt Memorial Building | 2 Liberty Street
Experience New York Comedy, Cuisine, & Culture
July 24 - 26, 2026 in the heart of The Catskills!
Dan Vetrano
Dan Vetrano is a kind gay comic who's been performing for over a decade. He's been featured in New York Comedy Festival twice (2019 & 2025), was a two-time finalist in the Philly's Funniest competition, and has worked with comics like Michael Ian Black, Maria Bamford, Jaboukie Young-White and more. He's hosted shows for Atlas Obscura and Betches, and has been on the popular podcasts Las Culturistas, Keith and the Girl, and Dark Tank. He also hosts the long-running monthly live show Get Work at Caveat in Manhattan, where comedians get fake resumes for job interviews with real-life hiring professionals. The theme of Dan’s Bar Mitzvah was "music."
Jeffrey Yoskowitz
Liz Alpern
Liz Alpern Based in Brooklyn, Liz Alpern is passionate about reimagining tradition and bringing people together. Liz is co-founder of The Gefilteria and co-author of The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods. She is also the creator of Queer Soup Night, a global event series highlighting the talent of queer chefs and raising tens of thousands of dollars for locally-based social justice organizations.
Liz received her MBA from Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business and has been featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List, the Forward 50 and and The Cherry Bombe 100. She is committed to seeing a more just and equitable food system for all so when she’s not in the kitchen with The Gefilteria, she’s consulting for national non-profit organization, Fair Food Network.
Rocco Marinoccio
Rocco Marinaccio is a Professor at Manhattan College. He joins Borscht Belt 2026 following his recent sold-out presentation at the Borscht Belt Museum, "Consommé w/ Matzo Ball: The City, the Catskills & the Birth of Jewish American Food." Expertly weaving together history, personal narratives, vintage cookbooks, and family archives, Professor Marinaccio brings the cultural aspirations of Jewish immigrants and their neighbors vibrantly to life. He brings this same passion for historical depth and storytelling to today's panel, exploring how iconic kitchens shape our collective identity.