New Award-Winning Batch of Pleasant Ridge Reserve Cheese  Carefully crafted by Uplands Cheese in Southwest Wisconsin One of the best cheeses in the world has been made in the south-central Wisconsin town of Dodgeville for nearly thirty years now. Pleasant Ridge Reserve is made—as cheese used to be a hundred and fifty years ago—strictly seasonally. […]

Roadhouse Chef Bob Bennett reflects on his Zingerman’s career Within sniffing distance of the eight-foot oak-wood pit smoker and earshot of the sizzling stainless steel flat-top grill, Chef Bob Bennett from Zingerman’s Roadhouse sat down with me for a chat. We reminisced about the start of his Zingerman’s career at the turn of the century, […]

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. Since my family’s roots are in Eastern Europe, this was the only one I knew until I started studying food more seriously after we opened the Deli. There is, […]

  Zinglish Muffins, cream cheese, fresh fruit, and jam make a magical combo A Jamwich is an easy dish to make at home for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or afternoon snacks. I’m reminded of it every summer when the fresh fruit is showing up in abundance at Ann Arbor farmers markets! It brings together a bunch […]

  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 to report we have a fantastic new arrival from Greece that will fill the bill beautifully! Made to do well in the very hot Aegean climate, dried fig […]

An early evening belief in the beauty of bivalves If you’re up for a bit of an ocean-based boost, between 2 and 6 pm, Monday through Friday, here you go. At Mail Order and the Deli, our annual Summer Sale will conclude at the end of this month. The Roadhouse though has a different, year-round […]