Events and Tastings
Welcome to the Deli halls of flavor where learning is for life! Whatever your fancy, we’ve got a (deli-ca)lesson for you. We’ll even let you eat in class. Events for kids and adults alike!
February 2020
Curry 101
Red curry, white curry, Trinidad curry, Chettinad curry… and the list goes on!
Learn what curry is, a little history, the flavor elements and how to use curry in your kitchen. We’ll explore some of our favorite curry blends and even taste a few in action and give you some recipes to try at home.
All participants will receive a 20% off coupon to use after the tasting to use on top of the 20% off Curry Blends sale discount.
March 2020
STEEP
Featuring Rose Red Tea & Pu-erh Tuo Cha with Rose
Swing into the Zingerman’s Next Door Café for STEEP: an exploration of tea. Unlike most Deli tastings, this event takes a deep dive on just one or two fantastic teas we offer. We’ll share the history of each tea, its production style, the terroir, the harvest, and anything else that makes it special. While we learn we’ll taste at least two steepings (sometimes more) of each tea to illuminate how the flavor can evolve. No matter your level of expertise you’re sure to learn something. You may even find a new favorite! Attendees receive a 10% off coupon to use after the tasting.
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English Afternoon Tea: A Social Event at Greyline
Join us for a special spring-themed event at Greyline and see how great tea can be! We will be serving you hand-selected teas from around the world each exclusive to the event and themed to help celebrate spring. The food will be even better than you expect for English Afternoon Tea: fresh baked scones with topping to match, scrumptious finger sandwiches on our favorite Zingerman’s Bakehouse breads, fun bite-sized desserts and even a slice of cake to top off the afternoon. We’ll start the event with a short tea talk and then serve you, your friends and family!
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Featuring Darjeeling First Flush & Lichee Red
Swing into the Zingerman’s Next Door Café for STEEP: an exploration of tea. Unlike most Deli tastings, this event takes a deep dive on just one or two fantastic teas we offer. We’ll share the history of each tea, its production style, the terroir, the harvest, and anything else that makes it special. While we learn we’ll taste at least two steepings (sometimes more) of each tea to illuminate how the flavor can evolve. No matter your level of expertise you’re sure to learn something. You may even find a new favorite! Attendees receive a 10% off coupon to use after the tasting.
Reserve a Spot »Tea 101
Join us at Zingerman’s Next Door Café for an evening of tasting and learning as we explore the world’s most popular beverage: tea! Awaken a new enthusiasm for an ancient food tradition while enriching your knowledge of Ari’s favorite “affordable luxury”. We’ll take a flavorful journey through five distinctive varieties while discussing the history, cultivation, and intricate craft of tea making. A light snack will accompany the flight of teas. Attendees receive a 20% off coupon to use after the tasting.
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Just for Younger Kids: Deli Birthday Storytime Tasting
It’s never too soon to start honing your expert palate, so join us for this JUST FOR YOUNGER KIDS tasting event where we’ll read a story and learn to taste like an expert! Today is an extra special event because we’ll be celebrating the Deli’s Birthday!! We’ll be reading Happy Birthday to You! by Dr. Seuss and then tasting a few of our favorite cake flavors! The best part for us is that we’ll be teaching your kids to taste the food like an expert – using the 5 steps to tasting great food.
We think kids ages 2-5 would most enjoy this event. Parents attend free. The story and tasting will last about 30 minutes and then participants are welcome to stay in the reserved room for lunch. We will have an order taker on hand, so no need to schlep the tots all around the Deli. All participants will receive a 20% off coupon to use after the tasting for lunch and/or shopping at the Deli. Please include your child’s name, age, and any allergy information in the comments field when you register. Thank you!
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Featuring Citron Green & Tropical Crimson
Swing into the Zingerman’s Next Door Café for STEEP: an exploration of tea. Unlike most Deli tastings, this event takes a deep dive on just one or two fantastic teas we offer. We’ll share the history of each tea, its production style, the terroir, the harvest, and anything else that makes it special. While we learn we’ll taste at least two steepings (sometimes more) of each tea to illuminate how the flavor can evolve. No matter your level of expertise you’re sure to learn something. You may even find a new favorite! Attendees receive a 10% off coupon to use after the tasting.
Reserve a Spot »April 2020
Family Food Tasting: Passover Seder
We invite you to join us for this special FAMILY FOOD TASTING event to learn about foods eaten at a Jewish Passover Seder. Our kids tasting expert Jenny Hall will explore the Passover foods that Zingerman’s Deli kitchen prepares each spring for the holiday (charoset and matzo ball soup are our favorites!) We’ll learn how to taste like an expert and use our new skills as we taste. We’ll be joined at this event by local author Carol Levin who will share her book HAGGADAH REGATTA, a family Haggadah, and lead us through a fun, festive, non-religious Passover Seder. This event is ideal for families who want to learn more about the Passover holiday, try new foods, or explore holiday traditions different from their own.
It’s traditional at a Passover Seder for everyone to have a Haggadah, a book that tells the Passover story. Kids and adults at this event will all receive a copy of Carol’s book so we can all follow and stomp along.
Families with kids ages 3-8 would most enjoy this event, however kids of all ages are welcome to join the party. All participants will receive a 20% off coupon to use after the tasting to eat and/or shop at the Deli. Please include your child’s name, age, and any allergy information in the comments field when you register. Thank you!
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Just for Younger Kids: Passover and Easter Storytime Tasting
It’s never too soon to start honing your expert palate, so join us for this JUST FOR YOUNGER KIDS tasting event where we’ll read a story and learn to taste like an expert! In this event, we’ll be reading a couple of special stories about two upcoming spring holidays: Passover and Easter. And we’ll try a few foods we make and sell at the Deli in celebration of these holidays. The best part is we’ll be teaching your kids to taste the food like an expert – using the 5 steps to tasting great food.
We think kids ages 2-5 would most enjoy this event. Parents attend free. The story and tasting will last about 30 minutes and then participants are welcome to stay in the reserved room for lunch. We will have an order taker on hand, so no need to schlep the tots all around the Deli. All participants will receive a 20% off coupon to use after the tasting for lunch and/or shopping at the Deli. Please include your child’s name, age, and any allergy information in the comments field when you register. Thank you!
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Featuring Bristol Eva Chai & Bristol Scarlett Chai
Swing into the Zingerman’s Next Door Café for STEEP: an exploration of tea. Unlike most Deli tastings, this event takes a deep dive on just one or two fantastic teas we offer. We’ll share the history of each tea, its production style, the terroir, the harvest, and anything else that makes it special. While we learn we’ll taste at least two steepings (sometimes more) of each tea to illuminate how the flavor can evolve. No matter your level of expertise you’re sure to learn something. You may even find a new favorite! Attendees receive a 10% off coupon to use after the tasting.
Reserve a Spot »Tea 101
Join us at Zingerman’s Next Door Café for an evening of tasting and learning as we explore the world’s most popular beverage: tea! Awaken a new enthusiasm for an ancient food tradition while enriching your knowledge of Ari’s favorite “affordable luxury”. We’ll take a flavorful journey through five distinctive varieties while discussing the history, cultivation, and intricate craft of tea making. A light snack will accompany the flight of teas. Attendees receive a 20% off coupon to use after the tasting.
Reserve a Spot »STEEP
Featuring Rishi Masala Chai Plain & Cooked with Milk and Sugar
Swing into the Zingerman’s Next Door Café for STEEP: an exploration of tea. Unlike most Deli tastings, this event takes a deep dive on just one or two fantastic teas we offer. We’ll share the history of each tea, its production style, the terroir, the harvest, and anything else that makes it special. While we learn we’ll taste at least two steepings (sometimes more) of each tea to illuminate how the flavor can evolve. No matter your level of expertise you’re sure to learn something. You may even find a new favorite! Attendees receive a 10% off coupon to use after the tasting.
Reserve a Spot »June 2020
Camp Bacon® Brunch with Molly Stevens
Wake up and smell the bacon, and eat it too, at this one time only special event at Zingerman’s downtown art deco event space, Greyline. Cooking instructor and James Beard Award winning author Molly Stevens and Zingerman’s Delicatessen chef Rodger Bowser will partner up in the kitchen to create a bodacious brunch buffet with a bit of bacon flair.
The recipes will be adapted from Molly’s latest cookbook, All About Dinner: Simple Meals, Expert Advice. The Atlantic, Washington Post and NPR all declared it one of the “Best Cookbooks of 2019”. The smell alone will be worth getting out of bed for, but the flavors are going to knock your slippers off! Brunch will also include mimosas, coffee and juice. A cash bar and Molly’s cookbooks will be available for an additional cost.
This event is part of Zingerman’s 11th annual Camp Bacon®, a 5-day food learning and tasting experience that supports the Southern Foodways Alliance, Washtenaw County 4-H and the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County. You can choose just one event or join them all including the Main Event featuring an all-day line-up of captivating guest speakers and a menu of scrumptious bacon bites, as well as the Bacon Ball dinner, Bacon Film Festival, Bacon Street Fair, tastings, classes, and more. It is a food camp that satisfies your mind as much as your taste buds. Don’t get us wrong, you will leave having tasted a lot of bacon, but we are there to share the story behind it. This unique bacon opportunity only comes once a year, so don’t miss it!
*$20 from each ticket will be donated to Southern Foodways Alliance
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