The Deli Dish

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    Meet the Deli Detail: Scott Evans

    Meet Scott Scott joined our Specialty Foods team in 2019, helping to sell everything from sardines to marmalade. “I had been working in food for a long time,” Scott says, … Continued

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    Meet the Deli Detail: Bill Dever

    Meet Bill An all-around Michigander, Bill hails from Brighton and attended Alma College where he studied Religious Studies and Sociology. After attaining his bachelor’s degree, he ventured to Ann Arbor … Continued

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    Meet the Deli Detail: Zach Sievers

    We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured Deli crew member is cheesemonger Zach Sievers! Meet Zach Sievers Zach grew up in North Manchester, Indiana, just outside … Continued

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    Meet the Deli Detail: Christine Krause

    We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured Deli crew member is our Administrative Specialist, Christine Krause! Meet Christine Krause Christine grew up on the East side … Continued

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    Meet the Deli Detail: Kelsie Vert

    We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured Deli crew member is our HR Generalist, Kelsie Vert! MEET KELSIE VERT Kelsie grew up in Brownstown, MI, only … Continued

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    Meet the Deli Detail: The Cleaning Crew

    We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured Deli crew member is actually an entire team… our Cleaning Crew! About the Team The Cleaning Crew only works … Continued

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    Meet the Deli Detail: Cindy McGlynn

    We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured Deli crew member is Cindy McGlynn, Front of House Service Star Cindy McGlynn originally hails from Petoskey, then moved … Continued

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    Meet the Deli Detail: Scott Geisler

    We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured Deli crew member is Scott Geisler, Front of House Manager Our staff bring a tremendous amount of diversity and … Continued

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    Meet the Deli Detail: Payton Jablonski

    We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured Deli crew member is Catering Manager, Payton Jablonski MEET PAYTON JABLONSKI Payton grew up in Holly, Michigan—“a tiny town … Continued

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    Meet the Deli Detail: Connor Valone

    We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured Deli crew member is Specialty Foods Supervisor, Meat Buyer, and Deli Events Assistant, Connor Valone. MEET CONNOR VALONE  Connor … Continued

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    Meet the Deli Detail: Aislinn McAllister

    We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured Deli crew member is Specialty Foods Manager, Aislinn McAllister! MEET AISLINN MCALLISTER Aislinn grew up in Southeast Michigan, then … Continued

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    Meet the Deli Detail: Mike Varney

    We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured deli crew member is Mike Varney, Deli Sandwich Line Manager   Meet Mike Varney Mike has been working in … Continued

Deli Dining

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    Heirloom Citrus Salad at the Deli

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A great way to brighten up your winter dining! Sometimes things that seem super simple turn out to take a long time to make … Continued

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    The Corned Beef that Built Zingerman’s Deli

    A Staple of Our All-Time Most-Popular Sandwich Every week, we sell thousands of pounds of Zingerman’s Corned Beef—piled high on sandwiches and sliced for guests to bring home. It’s arguably … Continued

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    Meet the Reubens

    An All-Star Lineup of 8 Stellar Sandwiches The Story of an Iconic Sandwich Who Came Up with the Reuben? That’s a good question! And not one that we have a … Continued

Grocery

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    Agrimontana Strawberry Preserves

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A rare varietal makes for a magical jam! An Italian jam made from a rare varietal that comes as close as one can get to replicating … Continued

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    Super Excellent El Salvador Apaneca Coffee

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An outstanding offering from the mountains of Central America Sadly, the big reason El Salvador has been in the news of late is for the cynical … Continued

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    Spotted Owl Cheese from Central Ohio

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An aged Italian-style cheese laced with peppercorns A wonderful artisan cheese made by a family-run dairy in the Ohio town of Mt. Gilead. Spotted Owl is … Continued

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    Single Origin 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

Jewish Specialties

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    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

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    Hamantaschen Season at the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews The very popular Purim pastry If you don’t know it, Purim is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the occasion of the Persian Jews outwitting the wicked … Continued

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    Bumble Honey Cake from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A sweet Jewish New Year’s tradition One of the highlights of the Rosh Hashanah season has just hit Bakeshop shelves. Bumble Honey Cake is back! And, … Continued

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    Flourless Chocolate Orange Passover Torte

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews The classic Zingerman’s dessert for the holiday or any day This terrific dark chocolate torte has been part of our Passover offerings in the ZCoB … Continued

Next Door Café

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  • 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

  • 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

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    Breakfast at Zingerman’s Next Door Cafe

    Since 1991, The Next Door Café has been abuzz every morning with a bounty of breakfast and beverage options that have earned us quite the collection of early bird regulars. … Continued

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    Behind the Scenes: The Making of a Mural

    If you’ve visited us at the Next Door Café recently, you’ve almost certainly seen our mural. Given that it appears in every single customer-facing area of the Café, it’s hard … Continued

Recipes

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    Tammie’s Tasty Pineapple Salad

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Easy entrée to make at home! Tammie has been making this regularly at home for the last few weeks. It’s delicious and not difficult at all … Continued

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    Spicy Tuna Salad with ‘Nduja

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews “Surf & turf” combo for some fine summer sandwiches One of the quickest and absolutely most delicious meals I make—combining tuna and the spicy, … Continued

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    Vinegar Pies

    No fruit in the fridge? No sweat! Vinegar pies are a bygone tradition from the Depression era, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still delicious. The vinegar adds a tart … Continued