A taste of Italian tradition in Central Wisconsin We’ve got a great new spicy-sweet jarred bit of wonderful deliciousness on the shelves at the Cream Top Shop. The confection in question is a terrific old-school style Pear Mostarda made in the style of Cremona in northern Italy. It’s made by the crew at Quince & […]

Handmade Tunisian Harissa combined with handcrafted Creamery Cream Cheese Fifteen years or so ago, we did a T-shirt at the Roadhouse to promote our then-new Pimento Cheese. In a bit of one-line visioning, we wrote “Pimento Cheese Capital of the Midwest.” (The T-shirt is a Zingerman’s classic and one of my favorites, and as of […]

A wealth of wonderful creamy cheese to enrich your table I’ve been eating and loving the ricotta from the Callahan family’s Bellwether Farms for probably fifteen years now. For most of that time, I could only get it when I was out in the Bay Area. Happily, a few years ago we started to have […]

A terrific new tasty treat Looking for a super tasty dessert this week? Are you a big fan of bourbon? We have just the ticket at the Creamery—handmade gelato crafted with a healthy dose of barrel-aged Kentucky Bourbon. Gelato, if you’re not familiar with it, is the frozen dessert of Italy. It originated, it seems, in […]

A wonderful, semi-soft goat cheese with a gentle full flavor In the small lakeside town of Port Washington in Wisconsin, about half an hour north of Milwaukee, the folks at Blakesville Creamery are making some marvelous cheese. They started only 18 months ago, so the fact that their cheese is already this good is a tribute […]

Every week, Ari counts down his favorite products, events, and more around the ZCoB with his Ari’s Top 5 enews! Want to be the first to know what he’s excited about right now? Get it in your inbox. Sign up today—it’s quick, easy, and so much fun! Here’s a “taste” from this week’s edition: I’ve […]