The Deli Dish

Category: Ari’s Favorites

  • Chestnut Honey and Parmigiano Reggiano

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews One of my favorite desserts! The Irish theologian John O’Donohue wrote, “The earth is full of thresholds where beauty awaits the wonder of our gaze.” This … Continued

  • Radish and Harissa Salad to Make at Home

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Spicy summer salad you can put together in a matter of 10 minutes One of my favorite spring vegetables, there’s little so tasty as a fresh, … Continued

  • The Loveliness of Long Pepper

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An inspiring spice from Indonesia As many of you will already know, I have a deep devotion and great love for the terrific Tellicherry black pepper … Continued

  • Tokaji Cream Cake from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A modern pairing of traditional Hungarian sweet wine and pastry One of the richest, creamiest, lightest, and most unusual of the many great Hungarian baked goods … Continued

  • Rolando Beramendi’s “Green Minestrone”

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A lovely gentle “Green Minestrone” to make at home Getting ready for next week’s visit to the Roadhouse and BAKE! by my longtime friend Rolando Beramendi, I was … Continued

  • Pleasant Ridge Reserve Cheese

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An amazing original from Southwest Wisconsin comes to Washtenaw County For nearly 30 years now, one of the best cheeses in the world has been made … Continued

  • Mushroom Fennel Salad

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A recipe right out of Rolando Beramendi’s Autentico As you might have noticed, I have mushrooms on my mind of late! The #5 sandwich is marvelous. This … Continued

  • The (New) #5: Rodger’s Big Picnic

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Local Asparagus on a Super Tasty Sandwich at the Deli One of my favorite sandwiches on the Deli’s menu this spring, the #5 “Rodger’s Big Picnic” … Continued

  • Asparagus and Bacon Salad

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A terrific taste of May in the Midwest you can make in a matter of minutes I wait anxiously each spring for the arrival of the … Continued

  • Peepal People Hot Sauce

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Spicy, Pakistani-inspired sauces from Atlanta Two of the tastiest new hot sauces to arrive on the Ann Arbor scene are coming from a couple of Pakistani-born … Continued

  • Ecuador Chocolate from Askinosie

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Good guy, Good Profit, great chocolate Late last week, I got the first in what turned out to be a series of emails from someone who … Continued

  • Trofie with Anchovies & Arugula

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Easy spring pasta dish to make for an evening meal When arugula starts coming in for the spring season here in southeast Michigan I try to … Continued