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Jason Sugarman turns his Jewish deli dream into Maven's

Jason Sugarman turns his Jewish deli dream into Maven's on Jewish Rhode Island

“This is my passion,” says Sugarman, a serial entrepreneur who lives with his family in Cranston. “I love delis. I love the history of delis. Delis are embassies for our culture. I want to fully commit to it.”

— Robert Isenberg

For A Great Food Weekend Visit Providence, America's Comeback City

For A Great Food Weekend Visit Providence, America's Comeback City on the Forbes

Maven's Delicatessen just opened in December 2023, but is an instant hit. Sugarman knows the niche, and besides his personal lifetime of experience, he traveled to many of the country's most acclaimed examples of the genre to see what they were doing right.

— Larry Olmsted

Diner's Update

Diner's Update on the Rhode Island Monthly

The latest Rhode Island food, drink, restaurant and dining news and events.

— Jamie Coelho, Dana Rae Laverty, Tabitha Pereira

Dining Review: Maven's Delicatessen in Pawtucket

Maven's Delicatessen in Pawtucket on the Rhode Island Monthly

Stepping into the bustling Jewish delicatessen is like being transported to a New York City deli.

— Karen Deutsch

Maven's Delicatessen Set to Open in Pawtucket

Maven's Delicatessen Set to Open in Pawtucket on the Rhode Island Monthly

The authentic Jewish deli will start serving customers on Dec. 3, says owner Jason Sugarman.

— Dana Rae Laverty

Highly anticipated traditional Jewish deli moves opening to Sunday

Highly anticipated traditional Jewish deli moves opening to Sunday on WJAR NBC 10

Maven's Delicatessen Founder Jason Sugarman said the opening of the highly anticipated Pawtucket deli has been pushed off a few days.

— Temi-Tope Adeleye

Traditional Jewish deli opens in Pawtucket

Traditional Jewish deli opens in Pawtucket on the WPRI

What is believed to be Rhode Island's first "scratch kitchen Jewish deli" officially opened its doors in Pawtucket over the weekend.

— Sarah Doiron

An early look at Maven's Delicatessen, one of R.I.'s most-anticipated restaurants of 2023

An early look at Maven's Delicatessen on the Boston Globe

The menu at the new Jewish deli will include the owner's grandmother's noodle kugel recipe, and the scratch kitchen will cure their own meats and make their own bagels and rye bread

— Alexa Gagosz

Rhode Island's newest Jewish deli is here: Get a first look at Maven's Delicatessen

Get a first look at Maven's Delicatessen on the Providence Journal

Restaurateur Jason Sugarman is as thrilled as the public to open Rhode Island's first Jewish deli in years.

— Gail Ciampa

New Rhode Island deli open just a week closes temporarily due to "overwhelming" demand

New Rhode Island deli open just a week closes temporarily due to overwhelming demand on the CBS news

Maven's Delicatessen in Pawtucket, Rhode Island opened just a week ago, but it became so popular so fast it had to shut down temporarily.

— Riley Rourke

Long-awaited Jewish deli opens in Pawtucket

Long-awaited Jewish deli opens in Pawtucket on Jewish Rhode Island

It's the deli you've been waiting for! After much buzz and a number of setbacks, the long-awaited Maven's Delicatessen opens Dec. 3.

— Fran Ostendorf

Maven's Deli Now Open

Maven's Deli Now Open on Providence Daily Dose

Yes, Maven's Delicatessen will be selling black and white cookies Sunday when restaurateur Jason Sugarman opens the doors to his passion project, a real Jewish deli here in his home state.

— Beth Comery

NEW: Opening date for Maven's pushed back

Opening date for Maven's pushed backon the Valley Breeze

PAWTUCKET - In the span of 30 minutes last Friday at Maven's Delicatessen, a half-dozen people came in to ask the owner and executive chef either whether they could buy a sandwich, or when the new New York-style Jewish deli will open.

— Ethan Shorey