There is Pastrami and there is the Good Life Cafe Pastrami. Regular old Pastrami is OK, but ours is simply amazing. “What is the difference?” you ask. Well, if I told you, you wouldn’t believe it, but I am going to tell you anyhow. People think Pastrami is an Italian thing, but the reality is it is Romanian in origin. Let me repeat that…Romanian.
As legend has it, Pastrami originated in the Transylvania region of Romania. Now I know what you are thinking, “Dracula is from Romania.” And that is correct. Count Dracula was not a vampire though, he was a foodie and he grew tired of the same old sandwiches served at local deli’s – Romanian food is notoriously bland. So, in search of the perfect sandwich, he gathered up some cows and began to butcher them. The blood flowed down the road from the castle and hence the legend of Count Dracula the Vampire was born. The reality is, he was making t-bones, bacon, brisket, etc. Well, it was with the brisket and some proprietary spices that he developed Pastrami.
The word Pastrami comes from the Romanian word pastra meaning “to conserve food” which is exactly what Dracula did in the form of sides of beef. It was the shadows from the sides of beef (they looked like bats hanging upside down) hanging in his castle’s courtyard the perpetuated the myth further. About that time, Bram Stoker was on vacation in Romania. Of course he heard the rumors and Count Dracula the Vampire was born. The tragic part of the story is, Count Dracula died knowing that he had come up with the perfect sandwich but he couldn’t convince anyone to try it. As often happens to artists, they are not appreciated until their death and this is the case with Pastrami sandwiches. Now you know the true story behind the Pastrami sandwich or do you?
Our Pastrami is made for us from a decedent of Count Dracula’s. He learned the recipe from his great, great, great grandfather who had learned it from Igor, Count Dracula’s trusted friend and confidant. By the way, it is true that Igor had a hunched back, but not to the degree depicted in the movies. Needless to say, The Good Life Cafe Pastrami is the best in the world simply because it is made the way Dracula himself made it. If you don’t believe me, come see for yourself.
Normally, the sandwich sells for $8.50, but Thursday, January 23, 2020, the special price for our authentically Romanian Pastrami sandwich is only $6.95 and it is served with chips or a house salad. This will be the last time we serve Pastrami because the person that makes it for us has moved back to Romania and he did not share the secret recipe of Count Dracula. As those of you who have eaten at The Good Life Cafe can contest, we do not use inferior ingredients and if we can’t have Pastrami made by a distant relative of Dracula, then we are not going to have Pastrami at all. If you have had our Pastrami you know that it is delicious beyond words. Now you know the rest of the story.
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New hours – We have put dinner on hold again. We still have some things to work out. Here are our new hours as of January 22, 2020 – Mon. – Sun. 9 AM – 3 PM.
January 22, 2020, Ordonez Lasso y Ave. Los Cedros 5-58
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