Ashley Medina, left, and Diane Adinolfi work on get Passover orders together at Gold’s Deli. (Photo by Jarret Liotta)

WESTPORT — Passover starts tonight, Friday, and Gold’s Deli — Westport’s top holiday provider — was a busy place, indoors and out.

“People are, I think, eager to gather,” observed Nancy Eckl, who has owned the mainstay deli in Compo Shopping Center for many years alongside her husband, Jim Eckl. “You can just feel it.”

Nancy Eckl, left, co-owner of Gold’s Deli, and Ariel Ogrinc prepare an order for pickup outside. (Photo by Jarret Liotta)

Eckl said more than 300 orders — large and small — were placed for Passover Seders, which are the ceremonial feasts celebrating the week-long holiday. Given it’s starting on a Friday, she said, more people are holding larger celebrations for its first night.

Jim Eckl, owner of Gold’s Deli, rings up a customer. (Photo by Jarret Liotta)

“I wish everybody a healthy, happy and peaceful Passover,” said Dorothy Silber of Westport, “and we love Gold’s.”

Dorothy Silber of Westport picks up her holiday order from Ariel Ogrinc. (Photo by Jarret Liotta)
Traditional unleavened bread, a.k.a. matzo — a key element in the Seder ceremony. (Photo by Jarret Liotta)
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