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Ari’s Top 30 of 2025: Part 2
Psst: Did you miss Part 1? Find it here. 11. Zingerman’s Food Tours Make Terrific Gifts A week of tasting terrific, traditional, full-flavored food at its source If you want to go big on a … Continued
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Ari’s Top 30 of 2025: Part 1
Each year when I write this holiday list, I am regrounded in gratitude! I have so much appreciation for you all, one of the kindest and most supportive communities of customers anywhere in the world. … Continued
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Marqués de Valdueza Reserva Vinegar at the Deli
Amazing vinegar from a 500-year-old family estate in western Spain If rare, sweet-sour, super-aged vinegars are your thing, like they are mine, you’ll want to grab a bottle or two of this special new arrival … Continued
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Tunisian-style Octo-cous Stew to Make at Home
Comfort food from the Southern Mediterranean This is one of my favorite dishes of all time—octopus, couscous, harissa, and beans simmered together to make a wonderfully delicious stew. I hadn’t thought much about it of … Continued
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Even-More-Buttery Palmier from the Bakehouse
The flakiest bite of butter and sugar you’re ever gonna eat You can add the Bakehouse’s beautiful and delicious Palmier to the ever-growing list of pastries being enhanced by the recent addition of Vermont Creamery’s … Continued
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If You’re in the Song, Keep Playing
A caring reflection on a curious question This all began, as so many good learnings are wont to do, with a question. Last week I was talking for a while to Sarah Harris, the musician … Continued