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    Mexico Chiapas Coffee

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Sustainably grown Mexican coffee takes the cake! Of all the coffee-producing countries on the planet, Mexico has historically gotten maybe some of the least attention. Like … Continued

  • A photo of several dozen white turnips with their leafy tops still attached. Ari's Favorites

    Turnip Salad with Avocado and Sesame

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A lovely low key summer dish to make at home in a matter of minutes Turnips, in the 21st century, often get short shrift. While many … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a Mezes Kremes Torta on a marble surface next to a circular ceramic plate with a slice of torta and a fork on it. Ari's Favorites

    Mézes Kremes Torta from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Incredible caramelized honey cream cake One of Budapest’s best-loved treats is rarely seen outside its cream-and-pastry-loving homeland! Happily, thanks to the passion, skill, and dedication of … Continued

  • A quarter of a wheel of Dutch Gouda cheese on a sheet of Deli parchment paper. Ari's Favorites

    Dutch Gouda from De Graafstroom Dairy

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Artisan aged cheese from a 115-year-old farmers cooperative If that First International Anarchist World Congress that I wrote about last week had reconvened again a year or two … Continued

  • Two Blueberry Buckles with a Bakehouse pastry bag underneath. One of the Buckles is still wrapped, while the other is unwrapped and has a slice cut from it. Ari's Favorites

    Wild Blueberry Buckle From the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A long-standing classic returns for a special appearance this summer! I can’t recall when we started making Blueberry Buckle, but it’s been a classic and a … Continued

  • A top-down photo of about two dozen red radishes with their leafy tops still on, resting on a wooden tray. Ari's Favorites

    Revueltos with Radish Greens

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Super simple, seasonally appropriate, Spanish-style scrambled eggs Thinking back to the radishes and butter I wrote about as an appetizer last week … one of … Continued

  • A jar of Mieli Thun Italian Cherry Honey. the jar is short and square with a black lid. Ari's Favorites

    Cherry Blossom Honey from Italy

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Anarchistic beekeeping offers up rare and wonderful cherry blossom honey It turns out that anarchism isn’t only applicable to business. Some of the absolute best … Continued

  • A close-up photo of a bag of Ziba Kishmish Raisins resting on a pile of Kishmish Raisins. The bag is solid yellow on the bottom half and orange with a floral pattern on the top half, and an image of a bowl of the raisins in the middle. Ari's Favorites

    Sun-Dried Kishmish Raisins

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Artisan offering from Afghanistan When I was a kid, raisins were small, dark purple, and came in red boxes from the supermarket. The remarkable Kishmish … Continued

  • A photo of El Meteoro Smoky Rojo sauce. The bottle is clear and shows the red sauce inside. The label is parchment colored with text matching the color of the sauce, and an image of a cow with long horns and a speech bubble that says "El Meteoro!" Ari's Favorites

    Two Terrific ¡El Meteoro! Sauces

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Good Food Award winners from the Meteor Café in Austin In 2009, the year of our first formally written vision that described our community of … Continued