The Deli Dish

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

    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. Ari's Favorites

    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 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!" Ari's Favorites

    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

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    Outstanding Oregano From Greece

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A taste of the Taygetus Mountains to magically take your cooking up a couple notches The word Oregano comes from the Greek oros meaning “mountain,” and ganos, meaning … Continued

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    Introducing Daphnis and Chloe

    An incredible sustainable herb purveyor in the heart of Athens  Daphnis and Chloe, named for the hero and heroine of the eponymous ancient Greek novel by Longusl, is an incredible … Continued

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    Introducing LAFAZA

    On our shelves of spices and herbs sits an elusive, versatile little bean: vanilla! We think vanilla has gotten a bad rap of being plain, unexciting, and lackluster, especially in … Continued

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    Georgia Grinders Almond Butter at the Deli

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Ten years on my list of top culinary accoutrements! This is, by far, the best almond butter I’ve ever tried. And it’s most definitely the … Continued

  • A jar of The Brinery Galaxy Rose Sauerkraut. The jar is wide and cylindrical with a gold lid and a black and white label. The sauerkraut inside is pink. Ari's Favorites

    Making Sauerkraut Salad for Supper

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A wonderful winter recipe from the most recent pamphlet This great recipe is one of 12 in the back of the pamphlet, “A Taste of … Continued

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    Turkish Pepper Paste from Koy Pantry

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Spectacular new spread on the shelves at the Deli Every once in a while we bring in a new ingredient that I consider a culinary … Continued

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    Toasted Piedmontese Hazelnuts

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Easy elegance and excellence for your table A year or two before the pandemic entered our lives, I had the chance to travel to the … Continued

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    New Harvest Olive Oils of 2023

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A great gift for any olive oil lover and a great way to celebrate Chanukah! The story of the Enzo Olive Company begins back in … Continued