The Brisket Sandwich Meets Italian Beef at Chicago’s Schneider Deli

Chef/owner Jake Schneider had a few brisket recipes to choose from for his new namesake Jewish deli. His grandma Goldalee makes it with French onion soup mix, Heinz chili sauce, and Coca-Cola, and his mother-in-law makes hers with dried fruit and red wine, but Bubbe Eunice’s savory mustard and onion-based recipe won out for an Italian beef inspired sandwich served at the shoebox-sized deli. “It’s pretty common for delis to have...