Some of New York’s most iconic dishes are rooted in classic Jewish deli cuisine - pastrami on rye, bagels and lox, matzo ball soup, and much more. But for Elyssa Heller, founder of Edith’s sandwich shop in Brooklyn, Jewish food has a much broader definition - one that is influenced by the Jewish diaspora. From Portuguese chicken sausage to a lamb merguez sandwich from the Maghreb region of North Africa - Edith's menu explores the global flavors and cultural experience of Jewish cuisine. SIGN UP FOR THE FIRST WE FEAST NEWSLETTER: firstwefeast.com/signup Subscribe to First We Feast on YouTube: goo.gl/UxFzhK Check out more of First We Feast here: firstwefeast.com twitter.com/firstwefeast facebook.com/FirstWeFeast instagram.com/firstwefeast First We Feast videos offer an iconoclastic view into the culinary world, taking you behind-the-scenes with some of the country’s best chefs and finding the unexpected places where food and pop c...