'Melo' scores a spot on NYC deli's menu
Manhattan's Carnegie Deli has wasted no time in honoring the newest Knick with a signature sandwich. The deli started selling "the Melo" at $21.95 a pop Tuesday, before the ink on Carmelo Anthony's contract was dry.
Sandy Levine, the Carnegie's owner, designed the sandwich with the subtlety of a tenured symbologist:
Salami: "a little spicy because we want him to spice up the Knicks and the fans."
Bacon: "Because we want him to bring home the bacon."
Pastrami and corned beef: "Because those are our signature meats."
Rye bread: "Our signature bread."
Lettuce and tomato: "[They] go on every sandwich."
Russian dressing: Levine says it's a jab at Mikhail Prokhorov, the Russian billionaire who owns the Nets.
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