The Deli Dish
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Ari's Favorites
German Challah Debuts at the Bakehouse
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A nod to traditional German-Jewish cuisine Most American Jews—and for that matter, most Americans—are familiar with egg-enriched challah, the traditional bread baked for Sabbath and holidays. … Continued
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Txakoli Vinegar from Ttantta in the Basque Country
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Traditional Basque wine makes a terrific vinegar In his wonderful book The Basque History of the World, writer Mark Kurlansky explains, The Basques seem to be a … Continued
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Jamwiches at Home
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Zinglish Muffins, Creamery Cream Cheese, fresh fruit, and jam make a magical combo Here’s an easy dish to make at home for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or … Continued
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Burundi Kibingo Natural Process Coffee
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews From the great lakes of East Africa all the way to Ann Arbor If you check rankings based on coffee production volumes by country, Burundi will … Continued
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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
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Dried Fig “Salami” from Greece
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Great to eat, no meat, and handmade on the island of Evia Looking for a lovely confection that’s well suited to the summer heat? I’m happy … Continued
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Askinosie Dark Chocolate and Orange Bar
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Orange and chocolate make something super special When you’re surrounded, as I am, with wonderful artisan food, it’s all too easy to forget about something we’ve … Continued
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About Us
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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Zingerman’s Spicy Coffee Spice Rub
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Five great ingredients come together to create one superfine flavor! Looking for an easy and excellent way to perk up your pork chops this summer? Considering … Continued
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Pasta with Ricotta, Roasted Black Pepper, Lemon, and Fennel
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A lovely pasta dish to put on your dinner table Here’s a pretty simple and super tasty dish you can make for dinner at home in … Continued
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Parmesan Pepper Bread from the Bakehouse
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A Bakehouse classic that’s always in season! In the context of trying not to take great things for granted, I wanted to write about the Parmesan … Continued
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Jake’s Cake from the Bakehouse
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Angel food cake to celebrate summer berry season A Bakehouse favorite from many years ago, it’s named after managing partner Amy Emberling’s son Jake, who’s all … Continued
About Us
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About Us
New Staff Training: All Deli Staff Take this Class with Ari
How many businesses have opportunities for staff to sit down with the co-founder for a searching conversation on mission, vision, principles, and beliefs? It’s pretty rare! But that’s exactly what … Continued
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About Us
Too Good to Waste: We’re All In on Composting!
We’ve made a pretty exciting switch here at the Delicatessen recently: we’ve replaced all of the standard trash cans in our dining areas with three-compartment bins for recycling, composting, and … Continued
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About Us
Vinegar in the Deli Kitchen
You know that trick about salting your salads to make them taste like they do in restaurants? We’re about to show our hand in how we get our sides tasting … Continued
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About Us
Spring Green Your Pantry
Officially, Earth Day might be April 22, but in many ways, we celebrate Earth Day every day, from championing reusable containers to our earth-friendly expansion to choosing to work with … Continued
Catering
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Greyline
Zingerman’s Roadhouse Pop-Up at Greyline
Our partner business Zingerman’s Roadhouse is getting a glam up this winter and the restaurant will be closed through mid-February (stay tuned for that same friendly charm with upgrades to … Continued
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About Us
Kasha Varnishkes for Rosh Hashanah at the Deli
Kasha varnishkes is one of a kind in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine. While you can find ingredients like egg noodles, root vegetables, or smoked fish repeated across many recipes, the iconic … Continued
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About Us
Meet the Deli’s Catering Delivery Vans
The Five Friendly Vehicles Delivering Zingerman’s to You Zingerman’s Catering & Events is the team that brings the Deli to your door. Since we opened in 1982, we have … Continued
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About Us
Introducing Everybody Water
A Small Change with a Big Impact We’re always looking for ways to make more sustainable choices, so we’re thrilled to share that we’ve eliminated our use of single-use … Continued
Deli Dining
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Deli Dining
The Meaning of Passover and the Seder Plate
If you’ve found yourself asking: What is the meaning of the observance of Passover? What’s the significance of a seder plate? What food is served at Passover? Why is bread … Continued
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Ari's Favorites
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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About Us
Zingerman’s Pickles: Kind of a Big Dill
Pickles are a perfect companion to any deli sandwich, but also a stellar snack on their own. So it only makes sense that we take our pickles seriously! Any pickle … Continued
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About Us
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
Favorite Producers
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Favorite Producers
Cherry Cacao Granola: A lovely local collaboration!
An ancient grain makes its way into an Ethiopian-influenced granola Looking for a lovely way to start your day? Teffola is a different—and delicious—take on granola that could be just the ticket. … Continued
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Deli Counter
Introducing BelGioioso
While BelGioioso (pronounced “bel-joy-OH-so”) was officially founded in 1979, the real story begins over a century before in 1877, when Errico Auricchio, the great-grandfather of BelGioioso’s current President, immigrated to … Continued
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Favorite Producers
Introducing Burlap & Barrel
Burlap & Barrel was founded in New York City by Ethan Frisch and Ori Zohar in 2016 with the dream of building equitable, transparent, and traceable international spice supply chains. … Continued
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Favorite Producers
Introducing Sanchez Romate
Vinegar from Jerez, Spain: The birthplace of sherry vinegar The story of Sánchez Romate begins almost 250 years ago in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, a city known for its … Continued
Featured
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Favorite Producers
Cherry Cacao Granola: A lovely local collaboration!
An ancient grain makes its way into an Ethiopian-influenced granola Looking for a lovely way to start your day? Teffola is a different—and delicious—take on granola that could be just the ticket. … Continued
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Ari's Favorites
Ari’s Favorite Summer Sale Foods
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Dozens of deals at the Deli and Mail Order Every year, dozens of super delicious Zingerman’s favorites are featured in our annual Summer Sale. Both here … Continued
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About Us
Too Good to Waste: We’re All In on Composting!
We’ve made a pretty exciting switch here at the Delicatessen recently: we’ve replaced all of the standard trash cans in our dining areas with three-compartment bins for recycling, composting, and … Continued
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Deli Counter
Introducing BelGioioso
While BelGioioso (pronounced “bel-joy-OH-so”) was officially founded in 1979, the real story begins over a century before in 1877, when Errico Auricchio, the great-grandfather of BelGioioso’s current President, immigrated to … Continued
Grocery
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Ari's Favorites
Sesame Semolina Bread from the Bakehouse
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews And how to turn this Bakehouse classic into Sicilian pane cunzatu For those who don’t know it well, semolina is the bread of Sicily. Made from silky, finely … Continued
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’Nati Gouda from Urban Stead
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An amazing handcrafted Gouda from Southern Ohio This special artisan cheese is made by one of the best in the Midwest! It’s called ’Nati Gouda, and … Continued
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Cranberry Pecan Bread from Zingerman’s Bakehouse
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Cranberry Pecan Bread: A whole lot of tasty holiday eating Over the years, our Cranberry Pecan Bread has become one of the most well loved of Zingerman’s … Continued
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Favorite Producers
Cherry Cacao Granola: A lovely local collaboration!
An ancient grain makes its way into an Ethiopian-influenced granola Looking for a lovely way to start your day? Teffola is a different—and delicious—take on granola that could be just the ticket. … Continued
Holiday
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Deli Dining
The Meaning of Passover and the Seder Plate
If you’ve found yourself asking: What is the meaning of the observance of Passover? What’s the significance of a seder plate? What food is served at Passover? Why is bread … Continued
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Featured
The Story Behind Our Irresistible Spiced Pecans
Spiced Pecans are one of our most-loved holiday offerings! Toasted with butter, Tellicherry black pepper, ginger, cloves, and more enticingly exotic spices.
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Ari's Favorites
2025 Holiday Blend Coffee Arrives for the Season
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An annual tradition from the Coffee Company continues Every year, the Coffee Company crew convenes to come up with a way to bring together some of … Continued
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About Us
Kasha Varnishkes for Rosh Hashanah at the Deli
Kasha varnishkes is one of a kind in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine. While you can find ingredients like egg noodles, root vegetables, or smoked fish repeated across many recipes, the iconic … Continued
Jewish Specialties
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Deli Dining
The Meaning of Passover and the Seder Plate
If you’ve found yourself asking: What is the meaning of the observance of Passover? What’s the significance of a seder plate? What food is served at Passover? Why is bread … Continued
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Ari's Favorites
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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Favorite Producers
Introducing The Matzo Project
Matzo worth updating a classic recipe for It’s true, a few years ago, we were so blown away by the taste, quality, and values of The Matzo Project matzo, that … Continued
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About Us
Kasha Varnishkes for Rosh Hashanah at the Deli
Kasha varnishkes is one of a kind in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine. While you can find ingredients like egg noodles, root vegetables, or smoked fish repeated across many recipes, the iconic … Continued
Meet the Deli Detail
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About Us
Meet the Deli Detail: Maddie Allen
We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured Deli crew member is Next Door’s Lead Barista, Maddie Allen! Meet Maddie Maddie is an A2 townie, growing up … Continued
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About Us
Meet the Deli Detail: Daniel Berman
We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured Deli crew member is Specialty Foods Monger, Daniel Berman! Meet Daniel Daniel has moved around quite a bit throughout … Continued
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About Us
Meet the Deli Detail: Julie Weiss
We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured Deli crew member is our Prep Chef and Supervisor, Julie Weiss! Meet Julie Julie has been a catering connoisseur … Continued
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About Us
Meet the Deli Detail: Suzanne Marosi
We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured Deli crew member is Guest Service Specialist, Suzanne Marosi! Meet Suzanne Suzanne is a born-and-raised Michigander, growing up just … Continued
Next Door Café
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Ari's Favorites
Pistacchiosa: The Secret Sauce of Central Italy
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Splendid spread made from Sicilian pistachios and extra virgin olive oil For years now, this has been one of my favorite foods in the ZCoB! I … Continued
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Chocolate News & Notes
Gift Mom the Good Stuff
A Food Lover’s Mother’s Day Guide We have some truly delicious gifts for all the mom’s in your life. We are ready to assist you in finding the perfect gift … Continued
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Beverages
Hot Cocoa from our Next Door Café
Move over, Europe. Your ultra thick, ultra rich, ultra luxe drinking chocolates are great, but sometimes you just want a mug of really good, everyday hot chocolate. Zingerman’s cocoa connoisseurs … Continued
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Baked Goods & Sweets
Rigó Jancsi Chocolate Rum Torta from the Bakehouse
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A terrifically tasty, historically fascinating, Hungarian pastry It’s been nearly 15 years now since we first started making Rigó Jancsi (pronounced ree-GO yan-CHEE) at the Bakehouse. To … Continued
Recipes
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Ari's Favorites
Arugula Salad with Feta, Tomatoes, and Plums
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A great summer meal to make at home in a matter of minutes This salad is a simple way to bring together some of the … Continued
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Time to Make a Sandwich Tunisien?
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A terrific make-at-home meal from the Southern Mediterranean With tuna, harissa, and preserved lemons on special during the Summer Sale, it seems a good time to … Continued
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Radishes, Cultured Butter, and Bakehouse Bread
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An amazing—and amazingly easy—appetizer In the interest of promoting simple food that’s easy to prepare, seasonal, and really, really good … radishes are coming into … Continued
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The Not-Very-Secret José Andrés 40-Second Omelet
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Sometimes the things you find online really work! It’s probably no surprise that after many decades of cooking professionally, I was more than a little skeptical … Continued
Staff Favorites
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Ari's Favorites
Arugula Salad with Feta, Tomatoes, and Plums
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A great summer meal to make at home in a matter of minutes This salad is a simple way to bring together some of the … Continued
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Ari's Favorites
Sesame Semolina Bread from the Bakehouse
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews And how to turn this Bakehouse classic into Sicilian pane cunzatu For those who don’t know it well, semolina is the bread of Sicily. Made from silky, finely … Continued
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Ari's Favorites
’Nati Gouda from Urban Stead
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An amazing handcrafted Gouda from Southern Ohio This special artisan cheese is made by one of the best in the Midwest! It’s called ’Nati Gouda, and … Continued
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Ari's Favorites
Cranberry Pecan Bread from Zingerman’s Bakehouse
Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Cranberry Pecan Bread: A whole lot of tasty holiday eating Over the years, our Cranberry Pecan Bread has become one of the most well loved of Zingerman’s … Continued