The Deli Dish

  • A fried egg sandwich made with 'Nduja, Calabrian style spicy spreadable salumi

    Fried Egg ’n’ ’Nduja Sandwiches

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Scrumptious, spicy, super good Spanish-style fried eggs, cooked in full-flavored extra virgin olive oil, are one of the best quick meals I know. The key is … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a boule of Country Miche on a marble surface.

    Two-Kilo Country Miche from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A beautiful, terrifically tasty bread Somehow, within supermarket-driven American life in the 20th (and now 21st) century, bread became just another cheap commodity—something to drop in … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a dish of Jersey Onion Rolls resting on a red and white gingham tablecloth, with separate dishes of sliced red onion, tomato, lettuce, and cheese surrounding it.

    Jersey Onion Rolls at the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Special Bake for Memorial Day Weekend! For decades now, we have focused our culinary efforts on making full-flavored, traditional foods. (I wrote about our approach extensively … Continued

  • Rozendal Wine Vinegars

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews 12-year-old biodynamic masterpieces from South Africa The Rozendal wine vinegars are, to my taste, some of the most wonderful products we sell—and they’re on special all … Continued

  • An illustration featuring hands plucking coffee berries from a tree where they fall into someone's coffee cup.

    Colombian Cosurca from Café Femenino

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Craft coffee from one of the classic regions of South America Back around the time we opened, one of the most effective marketing campaigns in the … Continued

  • Obama Buns from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Our best breakfast pastry? Saturdays and Sundays only Two months ago last week, my good friend Melvin Parson, founder of the remarkable We the People Opportunity … Continued

  • Rhubarb Cheesecake from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An annual spring tradition returns American movie star (and inventor!) Hedy Lamarr, whose father was a Ukrainian Jew from near what is now Lviv, once famously … Continued

  • A graphic of three women, a cow, and a turkey sitting around a table enjoying tea and pastries.

    Gift Mom the Good Stuff

    A Food Lover’s Mother’s Day Guide We have some truly delicious gifts for all the mom’s in your life. We are ready to assist you in finding the perfect gift … Continued

  • A photo of a package of Daphnis and Chloe Greek Mountain Tea.

    Greek Mountain Tea from Daphnis and Chloe

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews The beautiful herbal hot brew of the Greek countryside It’s been many years now, but I still vividly remember sitting in a café in Northern Greece … Continued