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A Terrific Batch of Comté at the Deli, Cream Top Shop, and Mail Order

Incredible Mountain Cheese from Eastern France Writing about grief, as I did last week, always calls up particular memories for me. A loss may have happened a long time ago, but the feelings can still … Continued

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Holiday Blend from the Coffee Company

A beautiful brew that can turn any day into a holiday If you’re thinking about what to drink when you dive into a nice bite of pie from the Bakehouse, this seasonal brew from the Coffee … Continued

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Benedict on a Biscuit

Start your day at the Roadhouse If you’re thinking of going out for breakfast to eat something you probably never cook at home, you might want to swing by the Roadhouse and order Eggs Benedict. … Continued

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Adding to the List of Natural Laws of Business

#20: You need high hope to get to greatness Fourteen years before we opened the Deli in 1982, the Trappist monk Thomas Merton went out west to travel. In 2019, writer and permaculturist Fred Bahnson … Continued

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Vintage 2021: A Deep Dive into Denmark and the New Nordic

A new “limited release” from Zingerman’s Food Tours Writing in National Geographic, Erica Jackson Curran says: Among the pandemic’s many challenges: quarantine measures greatly reduce our ability to create new experiences and connect with other people. … Continued

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Pan Fried Padron Peppers

Buy at the Farmer’s Market, fry ’em up in your own frying pan When I was working on Zingerman’s Guide to Good Eating some twenty years or so ago, I created small sidebars that I called “Travelers … Continued