The Deli Dish

  • A top-down photo of a Mezes Kremes Torta on a marble surface next to a circular ceramic plate with a slice of torta and a fork on it.

    Mézes Kremes Torta from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Incredible caramelized honey cream cake One of Budapest’s best-loved treats is rarely seen outside its cream-and-pastry-loving homeland! Happily, thanks to the passion, skill, and dedication of … Continued

  • A quarter of a wheel of Dutch Gouda cheese on a sheet of Deli parchment paper.

    Dutch Gouda from De Graafstroom Dairy

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Artisan aged cheese from a 115-year-old farmers cooperative If that First International Anarchist World Congress that I wrote about last week had reconvened again a year or two … Continued

  • Two Blueberry Buckles with a Bakehouse pastry bag underneath. One of the Buckles is still wrapped, while the other is unwrapped and has a slice cut from it.

    Wild Blueberry Buckle From the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A long-standing classic returns for a special appearance this summer! I can’t recall when we started making Blueberry Buckle, but it’s been a classic and a … Continued

  • A jar of Mieli Thun Italian Cherry Honey. the jar is short and square with a black lid.

    Cherry Blossom Honey from Italy

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Anarchistic beekeeping offers up rare and wonderful cherry blossom honey It turns out that anarchism isn’t only applicable to business. Some of the absolute best … Continued

  • A close-up photo of a bag of Ziba Kishmish Raisins resting on a pile of Kishmish Raisins. The bag is solid yellow on the bottom half and orange with a floral pattern on the top half, and an image of a bowl of the raisins in the middle.

    Sun-Dried Kishmish Raisins

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Artisan offering from Afghanistan When I was a kid, raisins were small, dark purple, and came in red boxes from the supermarket. The remarkable Kishmish … Continued

  • A photo of one whole wheel of Gofio goat cheese, with a half wheel stacked on top. The cheese has a very thin pale rind, with a white interior that has a thick and solid paste.

    Gofio Goat Cheese from the Canary Islands

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Fine flavor and artisan excellence from Fuerteventura Looking for a cheese that’s both exceptionally flavorful and equally accessible? Something different but not too drastic? How … Continued

  • A photo of El Meteoro Smoky Rojo sauce. The bottle is clear and shows the red sauce inside. The label is parchment colored with text matching the color of the sauce, and an image of a cow with long horns and a speech bubble that says "El Meteoro!"

    Two Terrific ¡El Meteoro! Sauces

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Good Food Award winners from the Meteor Café in Austin In 2009, the year of our first formally written vision that described our community of … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a Bakehouse oatmeal raisin cookie on a marble countertop, with more cookies surrounding it.

    The Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Around

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Big O cookies from the Bakehouse Earlier this year, my friend Melissa Clark wrote in the New York Times, It may come as a shock to … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a Flourless Chocolate Orange Torte on a marble countertop with two slices cut from it, and another slice on a circular white plate along with a fork.

    Flourless Chocolate Orange Passover Torte

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews The classic Zingerman’s dessert for the holiday or any day This terrific dark chocolate torte has been part of our Passover offerings in the ZCoB … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a bowl of two matzo balls in a bowl of broth topped with finely sliced green onions. The bowl is on a wooden table.

    Consider the Matzo Ball

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A prerequisite at many American Ashkenazi Passover meals For many Americans, April is the start of baseball season. For many American Jews, it’s also the … Continued