What do Babe Ruth’s first career home run, the sinking of the Lusitania, and Attman’s delicatessen have in common?
We’re talking the year 1915, folks.
While life moves on in the fast lane, hot corned beef on rye endures, as Attman’s a Baltimore landmark on Lombard Street, celebrates 100 years of serving authentic New York noshes.
Through the years, the third-generation celebrated sandwich shop has earned rave reviews as one of America’s top delis by Food & Wine and was named by Buzzfeed as one of “21 Sandwich Shops in America To Eat At Before You Die.”
Tomorrow, the recognition gets even more official as Sen. Nathaniel F. McFadden reads a proclamation honoring the Attman family on the floor of the State Senate. (Clearly, pastrami is bi-partisan.)
And though some things have changed (the corned beef is now brined in New York, though still boiled in Baltimore, for instance), Attman’s still serves the best mile-high sandwiches this side of the Empire State.
Even better, some say.
Attman’s manager Pedro Aguilar worked at the famed Stage Deli in New York prior to landing at Attman’s 24 years ago. “The Stage Deli was less busy than this place,” he says, laughing. “We have great food and excellent service here.”
As for the deli’s future, owner Marc Attman, recently told The Baltimore Sun, “I plan on being around for a while.”