Ziggy Gruber

Ziggy Gruber, Arturo Boada, Dimitri, and Mark Cox having breakfast and socializing at the weekly unofficial "breakfast club" at Kenny & Ziggy's.

Ziggy in front of a list of typical deli foods and their prices in the '30s. 

Ziggy Gruber showing Bill Orlin and Ruth Steinfeld around the exhibit. 

Deli man Ziggy Gruber (center) with local Holocaust survivors Bill Orlin (left) and Ruth Steinfeld (right). 

Buzz editor Joni Hoffman says it was a treat to explore the exhibit with Houston's deli man himself, Ziggy Gruber. 

Ziggy Gruber and Ruth Steinfeld "kibitzing" inside the exhibit. 

Ziggy Gruber presenting his personal collection of old deli menus and family photos. Ziggy's grandfather, Max Gruber, partnered with his brothers-in-law, Morris and Izzy Rappaport, to open The Rialto Deli in 1927, the first Jewish deli on Broadway in New York. Gruber’s family has owned establishments in New York, Los Angeles and Houston over the course of nearly 100 years.

Historical artifacts and signs show the impact of Jewish delis over the years. 

Ziggy Gruber shows off Kenny & Ziggy's crowd-pleasing Zigalicious burger with pastrami, Swiss cheese, coleslaw and Russian dressing.