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    Valdueza Vinegar

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews The Marqués de Valdueza quietly makes even more culinary magic with this bright vinegar from Western Spain In the context of salads, I’ve started to see … Continued

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    Caraway Rye from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Jewish Rye the way it would have been 100 years ago In a previous Ari’s Top 5, I referenced the work of Anzia Yezierska, the late … Continued

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    Wild Cherrywood Bacon from Nueske’s

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews If you like their classic Applewood-Smoked Bacon, check out the Cherrywood! About six in the morning on Monday, March 15th, 1982, either Paul or I slid … Continued

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    A Guide to Getting Good Rye Bread

    Looking for a good loaf of rye bread? Let us help you narrow your search! Based on everything we’ve learned, here’s what goes into a good Jewish rye bread.

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    Kintamani Bali Coffee

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Great balance & beautiful flavor from this small South-Asian island Bali is probably not the first place you think of when single-origin coffees come to mind. … Continued

  • Baked Goods & Sweets

    Boston Cream Pie from Zingerman’s Bakehouse

    Boston Cream Pie… Is it a pie? Is it a cake? What we know – it’s delicious! Take one bite and you’ll know why it has a whole state so devoted to it.

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    Raye’s Yellow Mustard from Maine

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews The primary color of mustard makes its mark in Ann Arbor Given all of the really great goings on in the food world these days, something … Continued

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    Comté at the Deli

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Incredible Mountain Cheese from Eastern France Comté is one of France’s oldest cheeses and one of last strong bastions of traditional cheese making. A great Comté … Continued

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    “Silver Needle” White Tea at the Deli

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A taste of the 12th century carefully crafted in 2021 Another new limited edition tea has arrived at the Deli. In Chinese, the name is Yín … Continued

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    Better Red – A Smoky-Sweet Strawberry Salad

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An early-summer strawberry salad with Piquillo peppers I mentioned this super simple and tasty summer strawberry salad last week, and I’ve made it more than a … Continued

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    Smoked Oysters from Washington State

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Terrific tinned smoked oysters for picnics, salads, and parties of all sorts! Mark Kurlansky’s great book, The Big Oyster, details the depths of oyster culture in … Continued

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    Red Lentil Soup with Zursun Lentils

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Satisfying soup for cold weather I love a good lentil, and when the weather is colder and darkness comes sooner, I find them particularly comforting. This great … Continued