The Deli Dish

Category: Pantry Staples

  • Introducing Pastificio Caponi

    An Italian Pasta Maker We Love Located in Pontedera Tuscany, Pastificio Caponi has been making handmade dried egg pasta since 1953. Committed to this tradition of manual processing, but also … Continued

  • Introducing Rustichella d’Abruzzo

    A Traditional Italian Pasta Maker Rustichella d’Abruzzo started in 1924 and remains committed to the ancient traditions of Italian pasta making–good quality semolina wheat, bronze dies, and a slow drying … Continued

  • Introducing Pastificio Gentile

    One of our favorite pasta makers Pastificio Gentile was founded in 1876 in the town of Gragnano, and has been run by the Zampino family since the 1980s. It is … Continued

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Podere Forte Olive Oil

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Beautiful biodynamic offering from southern Tuscany Podere Forte, founded by Pasquale Forte in 1997, is one of many models on our very long vendor list who … Continued

  • Walnut Mustard Potato Salad Recipe

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Vegan and very good! Along with wild mushrooms, one of my favorite parts of moving into the autumn market season is all the great local potatoes … Continued

  • Chile Jelly from Oaxaca

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Spicy sweet spreads to start—or finish—your day with Oaxaca ought to be classed with world culinary capitals like Paris; there is so much culture, so much … Continued

  • Gingras Apple Cider Vinegar from Quebec

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A humble ingredient in the Roadhouse pulled pork barbecue & super for your salads at home Gingras apple cider vinegar might well be one of the … Continued