The Deli Dish

  • Tokaji Cream Cake from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A modern pairing of traditional Hungarian sweet wine and pastry One of the richest, creamiest, lightest, and most unusual of the many great Hungarian baked goods … Continued

  • Pleasant Ridge Reserve Cheese

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An amazing original from Southwest Wisconsin comes to Washtenaw County For nearly 30 years now, one of the best cheeses in the world has been made … Continued

  • Mushroom Fennel Salad

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A recipe right out of Rolando Beramendi’s Autentico As you might have noticed, I have mushrooms on my mind of late! The #5 sandwich is marvelous. This … Continued

  • The (New) #5: Rodger’s Big Picnic

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Local Asparagus on a Super Tasty Sandwich at the Deli One of my favorite sandwiches on the Deli’s menu this spring, the #5 “Rodger’s Big Picnic” … Continued

  • Olive Oil Tasting Notes

    Why olive oils can taste so different There’s a lot to know about olive oils, but you don’t have to be an expert to be able to find a bottle … Continued

  • Reading Olive Oil Labels

    The terms that matter—and those that don’t. We get it. Olive oil shopping can seem intimidating—lots of bottles with lots of different terminology on them. For many of us, it’s … Continued

  • Peepal People Hot Sauce

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Spicy, Pakistani-inspired sauces from Atlanta Two of the tastiest new hot sauces to arrive on the Ann Arbor scene are coming from a couple of Pakistani-born … Continued

  • Ecuador Chocolate from Askinosie

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Good guy, Good Profit, great chocolate Late last week, I got the first in what turned out to be a series of emails from someone who … Continued

  • Rhubarb Cheesecake from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A terrific new sweet for the spring season I’ve loved cheesecake for as long as I can remember. And I’ve long believed that the Bakehouse’s version … Continued