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Just before billionaire Marvin Davis boarded a plane from New York to Los Angeles a few years ago, he called his wife.
"I'm bringing $1,000 worth of food from the Carnegie Deli," he said.
When his plane stopped in Denver, he called her again. This time he said, "I'm bringing $600 worth of food from the Carnegie."
Davis is a big man with a big appetite, and this time he's taken a big bite out of the Big Apple. Not satisfied with a few pastrami sandwiches, Davis has spent millions to bring yet another delicatessen to Beverly Hills.
The Carnegie Deli, at the corner of Dayton Way and Beverly Drive, opened Wednesday night.
What happens when a restaurant famous for the size of its sandwiches, owned by a man famous for the size of his appetite opens in a town famous for the size...