Ingredients: 1 lb Kolozsvari Bacon (available at Zingerman’s Deli) 1 lb Yukon Gold Potatoes, peeled and large diced 1 sweet onion, peeled and small diced 1 Tbsp White Wine Vinegar 2 tsp Sugar 1 1/2 tsp All Purpose Flour 1 tsp Salt A dash of Tellicherry Black Pepper Instructions: 1. Pre-heat oven to 400°F. 2. […]

Based in Missouri, Burgers’ Smokehouse is a four-generations-deep family business that’s been specializing in pork since 1952 (that’s the official date, but the family’s patriarch E.M. Burger, a farmer, began selling hams on the side in the 1920s). You might have read about the company in Zingerman’s Guide to Better Bacon, where Ari professed a […]

I first met Mark Essig while I was speaking in Asheville. I’d done some ZingTrain work for our long-time client Laurey Masterton, who sadly passed away a few years ago. We still miss her. Laurey had arranged on that trip for me to do a dinner around the then recently released Zingerman’s Guide to Better […]