Littlejohn’s New York Delicatessen began as a notion, in 1976, that many students from New England were beginning to attend the University of Virginia and that Charlottesville did not have a good delicatessen. Now it does! John M. Crafaik, Jr. was the man with that notion. Growing up, his father was commonly called “Big John”. John Jr. was called “Little John”, and thus the name was born, littlejohn’s, yes without a capital L. The deli began by serving sliced to order traditional delicatessen sandwiches. This soon changed to preslicing meat and cheese daily as the deli’s popularity grew. This is a tradition that has not changed. To ensure product freshness and flavor, all meats and cheeses are still sliced daily. Littlejohn’s sandwiches are all heated in a modified broiler that melts the