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Super-Tasty Salt & Pepper Peanuts

A Candy Manufactory classic in the making While Miss Kim has been in the headlines and the Roadhouse is renovating (so far, so good—the target reopening date is still February 16), the Candy Manufactory continues … Continued

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High-Grown Honduras Coffee from Farmer Pablo Paz

A student project brings beauty to our organizational ecosystem It’s been over a decade and a half since Andrew Boyd first reached out to me to talk about a new project he and some other … Continued

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Incredible Kamā Za’atar from Jordan

Don’t miss this exceptional spice blend on the Deli’s shelves My first experience with za’atar was when I visited Jerusalem for the first time, back when I was a student. Za’atar would come in small … Continued

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What It Means to Make Democracy in the Day to Day

Why the power of making tops the power of taking I would prefer to dwell in denial. It certainly seems easier, in a sense, to pretend that none of us has seen the news out … Continued

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Check Out the Big Brew Board at the Coffee Company

A great way to take your coffee tasting to the next level One of my big learnings of the last 20 years or so has been just how much a particular brewing method can impact … Continued

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Outstanding, Newly Arrived 2025 Oil from Northern California

Regenerative, rhapsodic, and really delicious! While winter is not a great time of year here for fresh produce here in Ann Arbor, this is the season in which, slowly but surely, new-harvest olive oils continue … Continued