The Deli Dish

Category: 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Smoked Chili Flakes from Daphnis and Chloe

    Special smoked chili flakes from Northern Greece A guest inquired about some Slow Food Ark of Taste peppers from Greece called Bukovska peppers, which prompted us to reach out to … Continued

  • Introducing Filotea

    One of our favorite pasta makers Filotea is located in the Marche region of eastern Italy, between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic Sea. They are a small company, dedicated … Continued

  • Introducing Mancini Pastificio Agricolo

    A Pasta Maker with Thoughtful Agricultural Practices Mancini Pastificio Agricolo makes their pasta in a wood, glass, and concrete factory located in the middle of one of their wheat fields. … Continued

  • 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