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Midnight Crunch Bar from Shawn Askinosie at the Candy Store

A coming together of three origins of cacao in one wildly good bar Wow! Here is one very tasty new dark chocolate bar from my friend Shawn Askinosie down in Missouri. I’ve been enjoying it regularly … Continued

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Artisan Green Shatta from Jordan Arrives at the Deli

Hot green chile “salsa” from the Middle East If you’re not into eating spicy food, you can skip this section. Though shatta may not be the hottest thing I’ve ever eaten, it is definitely not mild! I love it, … Continued

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Anyone Can Make a Difference

We each have the power to make change every day Fifty years ago this coming fall, a then 30-year-old Neil Young stepped out onto the stage at the famous Winterland ballroom in San Francisco. The … Continued

Diversity & Inclusion

Juneteenth Dinner Features Recipes and Stories from the African Diaspora

Zingerman’s Roadhouse and University of Michigan Library honor Ann Arbor’s Ella E. Hall Guest Mary Lynn Heid drove four hours south from Charlevoix, Michigan, to Ann Arbor to attend “From Freedom to the Table,” the … Continued

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The Not-Very-Secret Josè Andrès 40-Second Omelet

Sometimes the things you find online really work! It’s probably no surprise that after many decades of cooking professionally, I was more than a little skeptical about José Andrés’s suggestion that one could make an … Continued

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Classic American Hummingbird Cake from the Bakehouse

Pineapple, walnuts, bananas, cream cheese frosting, and so much more As best I can recall, it’s been about 20 years now since we started making Hummingbird Cake at the Bakehouse. It was one of the … Continued