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Early Spring Salad of Cauliflower and Harissa

A terrific taste of Tunisia to make at home While local vegetables are still in short supply, this simple salad is a wonderful way to feature California cauliflower on these chilly Michigan days as we … Continued

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Dark Chocolate Matzo Bark from the Folks at Fruition

A tasty new confection for Passover When I was a kid, chocolate-covered matzo would show up at our house on Passover now and again, but what we got back then was nowhere near as good … Continued

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Shelburne Farms Raw Milk Cheddar at the Deli

A Vermont classic since 1980 I’m very excited to announce that we have this great American cheddar back in stock at the Deli. It was one of our earliest artisan offerings back in the ’80s, … Continued

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Coffee Blossom Honey from Guatemala

Traditional single-source honey at the Coffee Company I’ve long believed that honey—great, single-source, traditional honey—could be one of the best desserts on the planet. In much the same way that eating amazing stone fruit or … Continued

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88% Super Dark Blend Bar from Shawn Askinosie

A contributor to happiness at so many levels! In 1980, while I was still learning to cook the line, Mother Teresa’s team in India rescued a small orphaned boy from the streets of Calcutta. He was … Continued

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Martin’s Handmade Hard Pretzels at the Coffee Company

A Taste of Pennsylvania Dutch Country in Washtenaw County Sometimes we take things for granted. Or maybe it’s that we’ve subconsciously sloughed something off because our early-in-life encounters with it were wholly uninteresting. Even I, … Continued