The Deli Dish

Category: Ari’s Favorites

  • A photo of a bag of Guatemala El Regalito beans against a burlap coffee sack background.

    Guatemala El Regalito at the Coffee Company

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A beautiful brew from the coffee-growing star of Central America March means the rollout of a great newly-arrived single-estate coffee from Guatemala. What we’ve come … Continued

  • Irish Brown Soda Bread at the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews The country bread of Ireland emerges from the Bakehouse ovens As we enter the final weeks of winter—still cold, with days growing longer but not … Continued

  • Bialys from The Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A terrific traditional taste of Eastern Europe and the Lower East Even 43 remarkable years after opening the Deli, bialys are still mostly a mystery to … Continued

  • Pogácsa from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A classic Hungarian “biscuit” for breakfast, lunch or dinner Although aficionados have been enjoying them for years now, the Pogácsa (pronounced “poh-gotcha”) at the Bakehouse seem … Continued

  • A photo of a bag of Zingerman's Candy Salt & Pepper peanuts, with a pile of the peanuts resting in front of the bag.

    Super-Tasty Salt & Pepper Peanuts

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A Candy Manufactory classic in the making While Miss Kim has been in the headlines and the Roadhouse is renovating (so far, so good—the target reopening … Continued

  • Honduras Coffee from Farmer Pablo Paz

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A U of M student project pays delicious dividends a decade down the road It’s been over a decade and a half since Andrew Boyd … Continued

  • A photo of a jar of Kama Za'atar.

    Incredible Kamā Za’atar from Jordan

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Don’t miss this exceptional spice blend on the Deli’s shelves My first experience with za’atar was when I visited Jerusalem for the first time, back when … Continued

  • A photo of Frantoio Grove's Olio Nuovo, with a label featuring an illustration of two blackbirds.

    2025 Frantoio Grove Olio Nuovo

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Regenerative, rhapsodic, and really delicious! While winter is not a great time of year here for fresh produce here in Ann Arbor, this is the … Continued