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Ari's Favorites July 8, 2022
Turanici Pasta from the Marche

Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An ancient wheat makes its way from the Middle East to the Midwest It’s been a couple years since I first tasted the pasta of the … Continued
Ari's Favorites July 8, 2022
Harissa-Roasted Plum Tomatoes

Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A terrific addition to your early September suppers! I’m all about putting the season’s bounty of ripe tomatoes from the Farmer’s Market to good use in … Continued
Ari's Favorites July 7, 2022
Ortiz Bonito Tuna from Basque

Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews So good, we’ll sell over 50,000 tins this month alone! That stat is no joke! The Ortiz Bonito tuna has long been the biggest seller in the … Continued
Ari's Favorites July 7, 2022
Goutis “Bitter Gray” Olive Oil

Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A rare olive varietal and some really fine flavor One of the most delectable, exceptional new olive oils to arrive at the Deli in a long … Continued
Ari's Favorites July 7, 2022
Brisling Baltic Sea Sprats from Copenhagen

Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Big news for lovers of little tinned fish (like me!) If you love preserved fish in cans as much as I do, you may want to … Continued
Ari's Favorites July 6, 2022
Worcestershire Sauce Made in the American Midwest

Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Crafted to the recipe of a famous beer-making Milwaukee colonel In 1837, the same year that Michigan became a state and that the barn at what’s … Continued
Ari's Favorites July 6, 2022
Aloreña Olives at the Deli

Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Crazy good, naturally-cured, cracked green olives from southeastern Spain I taste a lot of new foods. Rarely a week goes by that I don’t try a … Continued
Ari's Favorites June 23, 2022
2021 Harvest Olive Oil from the Marqués de Valdueza

Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Amazing harvest olive oil from a 1000-year-old family business in western Spain It’s not every day you get to buy a craft product from a family … Continued
Ari's Favorites June 23, 2022
Espresso Blend #1 from Daterra Estate

Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A sure shot, whether you get it as an espresso or brewed by the cup If you have had a cappuccino, a latte, or a shot … Continued
Ari's Favorites June 23, 2022
Farmstead Manchego from Central Spain

Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews The cheese of Don Quixote at the Deli Back in 1982 when we opened the Deli, Manchego cheese from Spain was almost impossible to find in … Continued
Ari's Favorites June 20, 2022
Chitra Agrawal’s Amazing Tomato Achaar

Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A symphonic set of Indian flavors made and bottled in Brooklyn Harissa, lutenitsa, tomato chutney, Sriracha, salsa, ketchup … the versatility and vitality of pepper- and … Continued
Ari's Favorites April 27, 2022
Koeze Peanut Butter from Grand Rapids

Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Appreciating an amazing artisan peanut butter One of the best quality improvements we’ve ever done in the ZCoB came about 20 years ago when we … Continued