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Bakehouse German-style Stollen Is Zingin’!

A 2025 holiday-season hit at Mail Order This time of year, a lot of Americans are watching the college football rankings to see who falls where with playoffs, top-10 lists, and so on! Here, we … Continued

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Take a Zingerman’s Food Tour to the Basque Country

An incredible gift for a travel lover who loves to eat! Although few Americans know it, Basque culture is the oldest in Europe. It has a longer, richer, more complex history than any other culture … Continued

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Everything is Changed

A dozen democratically oriented gifts from a monthly huddle The insightful author Allegra Hyde wrote in Lit Hub back in the winter of 2022: A great first line can spur intense readerly attraction—provoke a compulsion … Continued

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The Beauty of Chocolate Chess Pie from the Bakehouse

Wonderful chocolatey deliciousness in a cultured butter crust Here’s the latest in my long list (per the opening essay) of already great Zingerman’s products that have been made even better in the last few months … Continued

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Super-Tasty, Compellingly Terrific Spanish Turrón Cream

Spreadable, spoonable goodness at the Candy Store Up until a few weeks ago, I’d never even imagined anything like turrón cream existed! It’s seriously so good, I keep going back to the jar for “just … Continued

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First New-Harvest Olive Oil of the 2025 Season

The excellence of Enzo’s early-harvest oil arrives in Ann Arbor Some foods are so seasonal that they’re only available for a few weeks a year, even in the Industrial Age. Three of my favorites come … Continued