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Local Writer Takes a Trip to Zingerman’s Deli on Annarbor.com

pgarner — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:45:05 +0000

A Winter’s Destination
I’m on my retired person’s daily designated three mile walk from the Old West Side of Ann Arbor into town and back. We’ve hit full winter and the temperature hovers at 15 degrees and the snow piles up. All right, so I drive my car part of the way, park on a side street, and hike out from there wearing a funereal black down coat and black lace-up boots, topped with a gray alpaca beret and Pashmina scarf to match the winter skies. I keep my hood up for the entire trek. By the time I reach the bricked-paved Detroit Street, I’m thinking get me out of this gray stuff and take me into a different world. My destination is Zingerman’s Deli.

Zingerman’s Cookie Club on Detroit Fox Morning Show

pgarner — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:32:25 +0000

The Christmas Cookie Club author Ann Pearlman joined Fox 2 for a chat about her new book and our new cookies!

Ann Pearlman on Fox

Roadfood.com Pays a Visit to Zingerman’s

pgarner — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:45:27 +0000

Jane and Michael Stern were in town a few days ago and snapped some nice shots of dishes at Zingerman’s Roadhouse.

Biscuits & Chocolate Gravy with Bacon!

An Interview with Ari Weinzweig in Publisher’s Weekly

pgarner — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:54:56 +0000

Cooking the Books with Ari Weinzweig: Zingerman’s co-founder talks about bacon and business
An informative interview with Zingerman’s Guide to Better Bacon author and Zingerman’s co-founder Ari Weinzweig.

Zingerman’s in the New York Times!

pgarner — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:52:26 +0000

New York Times Sept 9, 2009
ZingTrain and BAKE! featured in story about savvy business promoters!
Small Business editor Micheline Maynard highlights ZingTrain’s Cheese Mastery Class with Daphne Zepos and BAKE’s weekend Pastry BAKE-cation as innovative ways that businesses are luring customers in a tough economy.

Zingerman’s BAKE! is a Hit in Chicago!

pgarner — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:57:56 +0000

A recent article by Lori Rackl in the Chicago Sun-Times extols the benefits of a BAKE-cation at our hands-on baking school. She notes, “Your apron doesn’t stay white for long during these four days of intensive, hands-on classes that have you piping pastry cream, twisting Bavarian pretzels and baking loaves of sourdough bread as wide as basketball nets. The best part is you get to make a mess doing the fun stuff: baking. Zingerman’s takes care of the not-so-fun prep work and cleanup.”

Read the article here and learn more about BAKE! and sign up for classes at www.bakewithzing.com.

Zingerman’s in the News (May-June 09)

pgarner — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:17:42 +0000

The Ann Arbor News June 11, 2009,
Ann Arbor’s Zingerman’s Roadhouse named one of top 10 barbecue restaurants in nation by magazine
The News is among the many publications that picked up the story of “A national food magazine telling the country that it should visit Zingerman’s Roadhouse, a restaurant on the west side of Ann Arbor, to sample great barbecue.”

The Ann Arbor Chronicle June 11, 2009
A2: Food
A short blog post directs folks to Ari’s “Behind the Counter” blog on The Altantic website about the process of writing The Zingerman’s Guide to Better Bacon book.

The Huffington Post June 13, 2009
Weekend Horoscoop for June 13-14, 2009
Here’s something fun: “It’s a known fact that Sagittarians love good and plentiful food and drink. So I have one word for you people: Zingerman’s. For those of you who don’t live in or near Ann Arbor, Michigan, this word may require an explanation. Think deli. Think roadhouse. Think coffee. Think creamery. Think catering. Think bakehouse. Think mail order: extraordinary, traditionally-made tasty gifts sent all across the U.S…”

The Flint Journal June 15, 2009
Two thumbs up to Michigan’s culinary flare
A short article about a recent Midwest Living piece (May 2009) that named its top five Midwestern food towns. In Michigan, MWL chose Ann Arbor and Traverse City, and gave a special shout out to Zingermans.

Wedding Day June 16, 2009
Nyk & Janelle
This episode of the TNT reality series follows the story of couple from Detroit as they tie the knot. Among the vendors featured, check out the Bakehouse, who made the spectacular cake! According to the website, the show airs again this Saturday at 6am, or watch the full epsiode here:

The Detroit Metro Times June 17, 2009
Food Stuff
The MT gives “Props to Zingerman’s Roadhouse in Ann Arbor and Slows Bar BQ in Detroit for making Bon Appétit magazine’s “Hot Ten” list of the best new barbecue restaurants.”

Slashfood June 23, 2009
Mom ‘n’ Pop Shops—Zingerman’s
This popular food blog highlights Zingerman’s, with a bit of background about the organization and a great interview with Ari!

Concentrate June 22, 2009
Makin’ bacon better, Zingerman’s style
This post links to Ari’s blog on The Atlantic website, as well as the best new bbq article on the Bon Appetit site.

Ann Arbor Business Review June 25, 2009
Restaurants’ summer menus reflect influence of ‘buy local’ movement
Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Cornman Farms and Creamery goat cheese all get a shout out in this piece about “Local chefs… looking close to home for these red jewels along with a whole lot more, from radishes to potatoes.”

St. Petersburg Times: Tampa Bay.com
Hyde Park Cafe: Tampa’s top bar
A story about the evolution of a popular Tampa hot spot describes the owner getting through a tough time a few years ago when he found inspiration “in the pages of Zingerman’s Guide to Giving Great Service, based on a successful deli in Ann Arbor, Mich. He took the principles about treating customers like royalty and made it his mantra. Business boomed.”

The Altantic.com Food Channel: Behind the Counter
Topic of Ari’s most recent blog posts include bbq, bacon and seasonal salads.

San Francisco Guardian online: Pixel Vision Arts & Culture Blog
Appetite: Hot pastrami, Little Feat, Omnivore books, Mizuna salad, and more
Zingerman’s is included the list of “some of our nation’s best all-American food joints” in this blog post previewing the Great American Food & Music Fest we recently attended in San Francisco.

Hear Zingerman’s Co-Founder on WJR-760 AM, Sunday, July 12, 3 to 4 pm

pgarner — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:07:13 +0000

Ari will appear as a guest on WJR’s Come to the Table program. The show features Michael Stern, co-author Of 500 Things To Eat Before It’s Too Late: And The Very Best Places To Eat Them which highlights Zingerman’s Roadhouse.

Oprah LOVES Zingerman’s! (05/08)

pgarner — Sat, 02 May 2009 19:27:49 +0000

Zingerman’s stars on Oprah’s Winfrey’s sandwich episode with Lisa C’s Boisterous Brisket which takes top honors from Ms. Winfrey who gives the sandwich “an 11″ on a scale of “1 to 5″

DBusiness Documents the Zingerman’s way in their December cover story (12/08)

pgarner — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:14:06 +0000

Focusing on Zingerman’s novel path to growth, DBusiness features all of the Zingerman’s community in this cover story.