Kerri MacKenzie
I returned to Michigan from Italy in May of 2011 in pursuit of a job that would allow me to share my enthusiasm for great food with other people. I found that opportunity at Zingerman’s Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, where I sell many of the finest food products the world has to offer. Prior to my return to Michigan I lived in Mexico, New York, Brazil and finally Italy. I love travelling and take advantage of every possible opportunity to discover new ingredients, taste new dishes and learn about food in a cultural context. My blog chronicles my search for all things delicious in the edible world. I share my findings and my own creations there while encouraging an exchange of ideas that I hope you’ll participate in.
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Vanessa Sly
After working as a pastry chef in Chicago and Las Vegas, I still work with food but in a different way. I’ve left the kitchen, and now help source, purchase, merchandise and sell foods for Zingerman’s Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, MI. We focus on full flavored foods based on traditional recipes, and I’m happy to share their stories with the people I interact with every day. I help organize food-based educational events, teach classes, and avidly read and learn about new foods as often as I can. With this blog I hope to share what I’m learning with a broader audience, inspiring appetites and a desire to learn and travel in search of understanding what we’re eating and how interesting it can be.
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Jen “JJ” Stevenson
Zingerman’s Deli Alumna, Jen worked at Zingerman’s Deli for 4 1/2 years, from June 2005-Nov 2009, in retail, primarily behind the cheese counter. Currently Jen and her husband are Zingerman’s Roadhouse regulars. Jen also began working on Cornman Farms in April 2010. She is on the steering committee for the Westside Farmer’s Market and a docent at the Clements Library in the Culinary Archives. Basically, Jen is your all around Foodie. Enjoy her blog as she enjoys writing it.
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Corinna Borden Parker
Corinna is a writer, an eater, an azalea, a lover of beets, a walker, a backyard chicken keeper, a dog scratcher, a cat tummy rubber, a bathroom singer, a farmers market manager, a gardener, a meditator, a wife, a sister, and a believer in miracles.
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Heli
When I was little, my mom did a lot of catering from home. Naturally, I spent hours watching her and helping her in the kitchen: decorating cakes (during the baking my siblings and I were usually encouraged to go outside so the cake wouldn’t drop), sticking poppy seeds on top of sandwich rolls, and puffing chapatis. I still spend most of my time surrounded by food. I love all aspects of food production from planting seeds and harvesting fruits and vegetables to cooking and preserving them and of course eating them. My favorite Saturday morning activity is going to the farmers market so I tend to make things that are in season using fresh and local ingredients as much as possible.
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