The Deli Dish

  • A photo of a pot of potatoes in water boiling on the stove.

    Syracuse Salt Potatoes to Make at Home

    An upstate New York classic that features the season’s new potatoes Syracuse salt potatoes are my kind of food: Really simple. Intriguing history. Tasty to eat. And they give me … Continued

  • A photo of a pile of new red potatoes.

    New Potato Season Is Here!

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Hit the farmers market and cook some up at home in a matter of minutes While tomatoes tend to get most of the glamour in … Continued

  • A top-down photo of five rings of Simit on a metal baking tray.

    Make a Simit Sandwich at Home!

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Special Bake of traditional simit this weekend at the Bakehouse This coming weekend, we have what is now a quarterly opportunity to buy some simit at the … Continued

  • A photo of a bag of the Candy Manufactory's Sweet Chili Peanuts, with a pile of the peanuts in front of the bag.

    Sweet Chili Peanuts from the Candy Manufactory

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Slightly sweet, slightly hot, 100 percent delicious! One of the tastiest treats we craft at the Candy Manufactory, these Sweet Chili Peanuts are ideal for this … Continued

  • A photo of three stalks of celery.

    Local Celery Braised in Butter

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A delicious vegetable dish to make at home Years ago, I discovered the difference between the standard-issue 20th-century celery I’d long grown accustomed to from … Continued

  • A photo of a tin of Ortiz Bonito del Norte tuna.

    Time to Make a Sandwich Tunisien?

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A terrific make-at-home meal from the Southern Mediterranean With tuna, harissa, and preserved lemons on special during the Summer Sale, it seems a good time to … Continued

  • A photo of a huge pile of radishes with their roots still attached.

    Radishes, Cultured Butter, and Bakehouse Bread

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An amazing—and amazingly easy—appetizer In the interest of promoting simple food that’s easy to prepare, seasonal, and really, really good … radishes are coming into … Continued

  • 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