Ari's Top 5, Coffee

Uganda Rwenzori Coffee

New Coffee of the Month from East Africa While so much has been turned topsy turvy over the last year, one thing that has provided comfort and consistency throughout has been the quality of the beans at the Coffee Company. In fact, I would venture to say, through all the ups and down of the […]

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Bakehouse, Candy, Coffee, Cornman Farms, Creamery, Deli, Food Artisans, Good Food, Miss Kim, New Products, Roadhouse

ZingShare: A Weekly Box of the ZCoB’s Best

Trying to minimize the amount of time you spend out and about? Love really good food, but not up for going from stop to stop to find it right now? Always up for a little culinary adventure in your kitchen?   We have an answer for you—our new ZingShare box!  Every week, we coordinate the best […]

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Agriculture, Coffee, Food Artisans

Our Experimental Coffee Trees

An update from Steve at Zingerman’s Coffee Company on coffee trees being cultivated in Brazil just for us.
 I’m thrilled to be giving this update! We previously shared our excitement about an ongoing long-term project with our close coffee partners Daterra Estate in Brazil, cultivating the Pacamara varietal. I had been struck by the immense […]

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Agriculture, Ari's Top 5, Coffee, Food Artisans

Peruvian Coffee From Café Femenino

Female farmers cooperative offers up superb coffee. Back in 2004, Isabel Uriarte Latorre co-founded Café Femenino, an organization dedicated to empowering women on the front lines of the coffee industry. Very much like the folks at Ziba in Afghanistan that I wrote about earlier this year, she’s built the business to support women—financially, spiritually, and socially—in the work […]

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Coffee, Food Artisans, ZingLife

Ann Arbor Café? Head South!

Looking for a cozy Ann Arbor café? Here’s an insider’s guide to Zingerman’s Coffee Company on Plaza Drive. Get the buzz on why it’s a top choice for caffeine cravers of every kind. 6 Unique Hand Brewing Methods Zingerman’s Coffee Company baristas expertly prepare a full menu of espresso drinks and drip coffees from fresh […]

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Coffee, Good Food

DRIPPIN’ IN FRESHNESS: How to get the most out of your coffee

When we stand in our kitchens, bleary-eyed with coffee pot in hand, it’s unlikely that we’re reflecting on how this beverage—which we ritualistically consume—is made. Perfectly understandable, given that most of us don’t have any synapses firing until after the stuff hits our lips.
 So, right now, in this very moment, we’d like to invite […]

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