The Deli Dish

  • A photo of a set of hands stretching mozzarella at a work table.

    Introducing BelGioioso

    While BelGioioso (pronounced “bel-joy-OH-so”) was officially founded in 1979, the real story begins over a century before in 1877, when Errico Auricchio, the great-grandfather of BelGioioso’s current President, immigrated to … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a Hummingbird Cake on a marble surface, with a bunch of bananas, pineapple rings, coconut halves, and walnuts around the cake.

    Hummingbird Cake from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Pineapple, walnuts, bananas, cream cheese frosting, and so much more It’s been about 20 years now since the Bakehouse first started making Hummingbird Cake. It was … Continued

  • A photo of a bottle of Luretík olive oil.

    Luretík Olive Oil at the Deli

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A great new oil from the Central Coast of California Here’s a classic—and tasty—case where a strongly held point of view, a vivid vision of the … Continued

  • A photo of half a wheel of Bleu d'Auvergne.

    Bleu D’Auvergne at the Deli

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A classic French cow’s-milk cheese with nearly two hundreds years of history While Roquefort gets so much of the attention among traditional blue cheeses, my belief … Continued

  • A photo of the Summer Fling Coffee Cake resting on a bed of shredded coconut flakes.

    Summer Fling Coffee Cake – Special Bake!

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A late-season weekend fling with one of my Bakehouse favorites One of my favorite items from the Bakehouse pastry kitchen, Summer Fling Coffee Cake is available daily … Continued

  • Chernushka Rye Bread from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A special bake! Loaves of crusty Jewish rye, liberally laced with black, softly spicy, and aromatic nigella seeds. If you’ve ever tasted Chernushka Rye, you’re likely … Continued

  • A top-down photo of six different Burlap & Barrel spice jars atop a Burlap & Barrel bandana, with the ground spices spread atop the fabric.

    Introducing Burlap & Barrel

    Burlap & Barrel was founded in New York City by Ethan Frisch and Ori Zohar in 2016 with the dream of building equitable, transparent, and traceable international spice supply chains. … Continued

  • A fried egg sandwich made with 'Nduja, Calabrian style spicy spreadable salumi

    Fried Egg ’n’ ’Nduja Sandwiches

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Scrumptious, spicy, super good Spanish-style fried eggs, cooked in full-flavored extra virgin olive oil, are one of the best quick meals I know. The key is … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a boule of Country Miche on a marble surface.

    Two-Kilo Country Miche from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A beautiful, terrifically tasty bread Somehow, within supermarket-driven American life in the 20th (and now 21st) century, bread became just another cheap commodity—something to drop in … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a dish of Jersey Onion Rolls resting on a red and white gingham tablecloth, with separate dishes of sliced red onion, tomato, lettuce, and cheese surrounding it.

    Jersey Onion Rolls at the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Special Bake for Memorial Day Weekend! For decades now, we have focused our culinary efforts on making full-flavored, traditional foods. (I wrote about our approach extensively … Continued