Standing on line to pay my lunch tab last week at the 2nd Ave Deli (relocated a few years ago to First Ave!), I overheard the following conversation at the take-out counter. Young Asian woman: “What soup do you have?” Old deli guy: “Split pea, lentil, mushroom & barley, chicken noodle, chicken & rice, vegetable, and kreplach.” Young Asian woman: “Kreplach?” Old deli guy: “Jewish dumpling.” Young Asian woman: “Ah, that sounds good, I’ll...