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…BOOK LOOK Conti/wee/ from page 39 Besides exploring the origins of the 21 Club and chicken and waffles (some say Los Angeles; Schwartz says Harlem), he dishes about such sub- jects as the "Jewish champagne," Dr. Brown's Cel- Ray soda; Arnold Reuben, the first restaurateur to name sandwiches after famous people; and early- 20th century bagels, called "cement doughnuts" because they turned dense an hour after leaving the oven. Also included ar...…

















































