Deli on Main

I recently ran across my 4th grade class photo, when I lived in the country outside the tiny village of Shiloh, Ohio.  Two of my classmates were Amish kids then.  So I grew up eating Amish noodles and homemade Amish breads as a kid.

The Deli on Main, at 234 North Main in downtown Kernersville, takes me back to those days.  It's run by a lady named Jo, who's always super busy, but never to busy to pop her head out of the kitchen and say "Hi."  Deli on Main functions mostly as a great little sandwich shop.  They carry Troyer deli meats and cheeses, which you can have fresh on a sandwich or have sliced to take home.  In addition Jo makes a wide assortment of cakes, pies and desserts.  The carrot cake is amazing, as are the other desserts I've tried.  I usually opt for the Sub Club sandwich myself, stacked with turkey, ham, bacon and the fixings, so I rarely have room for dessert.  Jo also does deli trays and other items for meetings, parties or events.

Deli on Main also has many flavors of ice cream cones available, as well as Amish noodles, Amish Wedding brand pickles, relishes and condiments, and spices.  You can find them on Instagram at @DelionMain or at DeliOnMain.biz.  Up by the cash register you'll see a couple of photos of Amish horse and buggies.  I took those in 2010 while visiting Silver Creek in Ohio's Amish country.

Why Am I Writing This Blog?

My name is Steve Emig, and I've lived a pretty weird life.  I'm the guy who rides his bike on the wall over a young woman's head at 1:01 in the video above.  That young woman is my sister, Cheri, who is now a teacher in Greensboro.  This video, The Ultimate Weekend, is a BMX freestyle video I shot, produced, financed, and edited myself in 1990.  I was one of the first three BMX riders to self-produce a full length video, pioneering a huge trend in the action sports world.  I've done a lot of other creative things in my life. 

Fate brought me to Kernersville, North Carolina several years ago.  I started blogging soon after, and I've recently self-published a little booklet, known as a zine, about how creative scenes form, grow, and in some cases turn into new businesses and even entire new industries.  It's called "Let's Make a Scene."  I've been a part of many creative scenes, and I'm working on writing a full length book on the subject.  As I got going on that, I realized I needed to look into the scene of shops and creative people here in Kernersville.  That's what this blog is about, to give a web presence to the downtown Kernersville scene, as well as the creative people here.  Enjoy.

If you're interested in "Let's Make a Scene," email me at stevenemig13@gmail.com .