"If the pastrami sandwich goes down the drain," he said, "there's no hope for this country at all."

If not the very best, Carnegie's pastrami sandwiches are at the highest level.

No matter how you run, be proud of your effort and, once recovered, treat yourself to a pastrami sandwich.

It is certainly as important as a hot pastrami sandwich.

"Without fat a pastrami sandwich is a worthless commodity," he said.

"When's the last time you heard of someone going to Omaha for a pastrami sandwich?"

Her father handed a thick pastrami sandwich on a paper plate to a young businessman.

Across the way, pastrami sandwiches could be bought for $7 each.

But this is a city with more television stations than restaurants that can make a decent pastrami sandwich.