A couple of years ago some of our staff was out in San Fransisco for a food show and stumbled across a charcuterie shop out there that was selling cones with artfully arranged meaty tidbits inside. They brought the idea back to Ann Arbor with them and thus was born the Zingerman’s Meat Cone! Combining food with art, it is particularly appropriate for this week in Ann Arbor as we welcome the Ann Arbor Art Fairs again this week. We take a paper cone (think paper drinking cone but with a hole in the bottom), and fill it with a few of our favorite meats and then hand it over to you! Generally we include a salami, a cured ham, one of our delicious pates, and then top it all off with a cornichon (sour french-style gherkin). We can work on a theme such as country of style (I’m kind of digging Italy today, but that’s bound to change), but my favorite meat cones to make are the folks who come to the counter and ask for “a meat cone, dealers choice”, and we’ll put together a cone with what we think is new/interesting/tasting fantastic in our meat selection at the moment. Perfect for one with a nice thick slice of bread and a bit of cheese for a meal, or for two to share as a snack or appetizer to one of our classic deli sandwiches. So come in for a meat cone today, and discover a new favorite in the meat case!