David's Brisket House makes Jewish deli food, certified halal

David's Brisket House makes Jewish deli food, certified halal

Riyadh Gazali was sitting across from me in one of his delicatessen’s wooden booths, chatting in an easy Brooklyn lilt amid the aromas of coriander, peppercorns and slow-cooking beef. As we spoke, a tall man with round cheeks and graying cornrows walked by, and Gazali greeted him. “As-salaam-alaikum” (“peace be upon you”), Gazali said. The customer, Kamal Hakeem, fist-bumped Gazali before walking down the aisle of the long, narrow restaurant and…