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    Reserve Dragon Well 2021 Selection #1

      Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A hard to get micro-lot of terrific tea from China The availability of this special tea is super limited, and its flavor is fantastic. If … Continued

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    Anchovy Stuffed Peppers

      Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews “Red Truffles” from Northern Italy–Powerfully good Piemontese cherry peppers stuffed with anchovies and capers These amazing anchovy stuffed peppers are, without hesitation, truly one of … Continued

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    In Memoriam: The Magical Honeys of Mieli Thun

      Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews The tragic loss of a culinary legend and a call to continue his tradition The Italian culinary journal Gambero Rosso wrote: “Andrea Paternoster, the innovative beekeeper … Continued

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    Portuguese Sea Salt

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A small bit of saline loveliness from the South Coast It’s over 20 years ago that I first visited the south of Portugal. I love the … Continued

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    Uganda Rwenzori Coffee

      Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Uganda Rwenzori: New Coffee from East Africa While so much has been turned topsy turvy over the last year, one thing that has provided comfort … Continued

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    Mons 1924 Blue Cheese from France

      Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A terrific taste of “traditional Roquefort” and the Roaring Twenties The year was 1924. It was roughly four years after the winding down of the Spanish … Continued

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    Milk Oolong Tea

      Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Terrific New Tea Arrival from Taiwan It’s nearly 20 years ago now that we started to roast our own coffee. Up until that point I … Continued

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    Crozier Blue

      Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Ireland’s only sheep milk blue cheese is tasting terrific! Not long before I read The Fifth Discipline I travelled for the first time to Ireland. The trip … Continued

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    The Superb Olive Oil of Mariano Sanz

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews New harvest oil “Teresa Arrojo” arrives from western Spain Nelson Mandela once said, “May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” Mariano Sanz Pech did … Continued