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    Sesame Seeds from Northern Greece

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A tiny ingredient makes the leap to star status As I have found far more times than I can count over the last forty years, I … Continued

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    Wild Bolivian Chocolate from Fruition

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Wild cacao beans from Bolivia make for a marvelous chocolate bar The story of chocolate has most certainly changed a lot over the last forty years. … Continued

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    Broadbent 33-Month-Old Country Ham

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Limited edition, long-aged Broadbent Country Ham Country ham is a real-life example of a story that’s changed significantly in recent years. Had it not, what I’m … Continued

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    Introducing Regalis Foods

    Artisanal food purveyors of some of our favorite Spanish brands We love to stock our shelves with small producers who are creating superior products, but it’s not always easy to … Continued

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    Fire Parched Wild Rice

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A Salute to Really Wild Wild Rice If you’ve never tried really wild wild rice–I mean the real thing, not the commercial replica—you’re in for a revelatory … Continued

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    Walnut Sage Bread from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Special Bake October 7th and 8th Late on Friday afternoon I will be at the Bakeshop to pick up a couple of loaves of this terrific … Continued

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    Za’atar Spice Blend from Jordan

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A wonderfully aromatic new arrival from a creative women-powered company My initial experience of za’atar came when I visited Jerusalem for the first time many decades … Continued

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    Cauliflower and Harissa Salad

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A terrific taste of Tunisia to make at home Local heirloom tomato season is coming to an end for 2022, but cauliflower is still going strong! … Continued

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    10 Tasty Ways To Use Truffle Salt

    Now that you have an affordable way to experience the flavor of truffles, how do you use your truffle salt?

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    Introducing Hebel & Co

    Authentic artisan halva made in Los Angeles Halva, or halvah (or halwa… or any number of other spellings!), is a delicious confection that originated in the Middle East. We’re particularly … Continued

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    Dobos Torta: New and Improved!

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews The Bakehouse’s fantastic version just got better still! Dobos Torta is the creation of József Dobos who first developed it in his Budapest bakery back in … Continued

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    Spruce Tip Bresaola from Smoking Goose

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Delicate dry-cured beef from Indiana If you’re looking for a great new way to accent your eating, scope out this Spruce Tip Bresaola from the folks at Smoking … Continued