22 herbs and spices in a superb not-at-all secret blend While the name “Staff Barbecue Spice” may sound a bit innocuous don’t be fooled—this stuff has 22 different herbs and spices. Check the list—cayenne, chile flakes, New Mexico chile flakes, chipotle, paprika, black cardamom, red Sichuan pepper, black pepper, white pepper, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, savory, […]

I have to admit that, for years, I had a reluctance to use “spice blends”. It was a carry over from when I realized that most of the spice blends on the market were really just a few sad dried up flavorless herbs blended with a lot of salt. Now I understood that the spices […]

Spice up your life! It’s Spice Week at Zingerman’s—the Spice Trekkers from Montreal’s Épices de Cru will be here all week for their annual visit. If you haven’t already signed up for events, don’t worry—some have sold out, but we still have a few spaces for Spice-ology 101 and the Indian Spice Dinner at the […]

The Roadhouse will be hosting our Indian Spice Special Dinner on April 18, at 7:00 pm. Spice Trekker Philippe de Vienne from Epices de Cru in Montreal, will be our special guest—and he also worked with Chef Alex Young to create a delicious Indian menu! Within the past two months, I have been asked the […]

At last, we have our own chips! What took us so long? Quite honestly, we don’t know, but, we think the chips we’re now making—with the help of two great companies—were worth the wait. The project first began last year, almost by accident. The holiday months are traditionally the time when Co-Managing Partner and Deli […]

Welcome to Cooking with Grace! This is where Grace Singleton, a managing partner at the Deli, shares her delectable home cooking with us. This week, she brings us Honey Drop Cookies! I found myself with several almost-finished jars of honey and wanted to make a different kind of Christmas cookie. I wanted to clean out […]