# @theoregonian on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcmYrvPnzMY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69718795-theoregonian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-29T00:01:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

## Caption

Nick Star wanted a good Reuben. But by the time he and his wife Fiona Amelang moved to Portland in 2023, the Rose City was becoming a ghost town for corned beef sandwiches, with Kornblatt’s closing that March and Kenny and Zuke’s following in November.

So Star decided to do something about it.

He spent a year perfecting the art of curing pastrami and corned beef while cooking at local restaurants. Then, last year, he opened judahs_deli.

Read more at the link in our bio. 📷: Vickie Connor/The Oregonian #pdxeats #portland

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