The Deli Dish

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  • Ari's Favorites

    Enzo Olive Oil at the Deli

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A fourth-generation farmer works to bring excellent oil from Fresno to market The story of the Enzo Olive Company begins back in 1914, when Vincenzo Ricchiuti … Continued

  • Favorite Producers

    Introducing Marqués de Valdueza

    It’s not every day you get to buy a craft product from a family business in Spain that started up a thousand years ago. Their farmland is known as the … Continued

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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

  • Favorite Producers

    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

  • Ari's Favorites

    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

  • Ari's Favorites

    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

  • Black and White truffle salt jars being held in someone's hand with Deli tile in the background Pantry Staples

    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?

  • Pantry Staples

    How to Use Varietal Honeys

    7 of Our Favorite Ways to Put Honey to Good Use If you’ve been following along with our honey series, you know all about the history of honey, how it’s … Continued

  • Grocery

    Tips for Buying Great Honey

    ADAPTED FROM ZINGERMAN’S GUIDE TO GOOD EATING, BY ARI WEINZWEIG And 10 Honey Varietals to Seek Out As we shared in our Introduction to Honey, the best honey varietals are … Continued

  • Grocery

    An Introduction to Honey

    ADAPTED FROM ZINGERMAN’S GUIDE TO GOOD EATING, BY ARI WEINZWEIG Why This Beloved Sweetener is the Bee’s Knees Although honey is sometimes thought of as a homogeneous substance, there are … Continued