Pastrami queen unites deli lovers with 'meat ups' across America

A Florida-based woman operates a Facebook group with more than members organizing meat ups at delicatessens throughout the country and shared her passion with Fox News Digital Ellen Fried's Facebook group Ellen Loves Pastrami has a simple mission to find restaurants that still take the time to make their own pastrami See the video at the top of this article Fried grew up near Atlantic City New Jersey but now calls Delray Beach Florida home She's hosted meat ups as she calls them throughout the country from South Florida to Southern California ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST FOOD TOURS IS HELD IN THIS SURPRISING SOUTHERN TOWNAfter meeting David Sax author of Save the Deli In Search of Perfect Pastrami Crusty Rye and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen at a book signing Fried decided to start her own group for deli lovers in She also manages several other Facebook groups including Ellen Loves Burgers Ellen Loves BEEF Ribs Brisket Steaks and Fried Loves FRIED Chicken But the pastrami group is the one that seems to be the largest part popular and the most of edgy group Fried described Fox News Digital Everyone likes talking about their favorite pastrami and this place is not as good as it used to be and blah blah blah you know So that seems to touch the the majority nerves Other meat ups have been held in Philadelphia Las Vegas and New York City where Fried has built a little contingent FOOD SOLD AT GAS STATION EXPLODES INTO HEALTH-FOCUSED RESTAURANT CHAIN Years back when we were growing up we didn't have to really think much about where we're going to get pastrami Fried recalled We inevitably had good pastrami at the local neighborhood delis but now it's harder and harder to find Jeff Lanigan notified Fox News Digital he met Fried in at Harold's New York Deli in Edison New Jersey Lanigan splits his time between New Jersey and South Florida and declared he tries to attend as countless of her meat ups as he's able He and his wife attended Fried's preponderance latest meat up in April at Ben's Kosher Delicatessen in Boca Raton Florida It's a social event and we just love it Lanigan noted CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERSo what's the allure of this specific deli meat I do like corned beef too but I think pastrami has that extra spicing level and it is a good comfort food Fried revealed She added that it's a lot easier to find good burgers throughout the country It's more intriguing to find the pastrami Lanigan praised Fried for being salt of the earth and helping to preserve deli values For more Lifestyle articles visit foxnews com lifestyle She perpetually manages to find the good in wherever she's at he revealed It's a sentiment apparently shared by the greater group of deli meat lovers especially when it comes to pastrami A few people like it fatty Various like it lean Particular people like it spicy noted Lanigan There's so multiple varying tastes for it but everybody enjoys it Everybody goes and enjoys it This might not be my favorite in current times but it's better than the alternative of nothing