Zingerman's Holiday Catalog for Food Lovers

FOR FOOD LOVERS

Holiday 2013

two Ways TO go bAnAnaS Banana Bread & Chocolate Banana Bread

New! This year the diabolical pastry enablers at Zingerman’s Bakehouse focused their dark magic on classic banana bread.

Like our hugely popular sourcream coffeecake and magic brownies, banana bread instantly conjures up nostalgia for home baking. The thing is, this loaf tastes better than what mom used to make (no offense intended, moms, it’s just hard to beat our Bakehouse). There are no nuts in these loaves, just the classic charms: flour, cane sugar, real butter and fresh eggs, a touch of Madagascar vanilla and two freshly peeled bananas per loaf. Chocolate banana bread is the same story, with the addition of huge chunks of chocolate. Wrapped in tissue, each loaf comes packed in its own colorfully illustrated box. Each serves 5-7.

G-BNA banana bread, gift boxed $20 G-BNC chocolate, gift boxed $20 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

chriStmas tradiTIon Zingerman’s Holiday Stollen

Our delicious German style holiday cake is a long-standing Zingerman’s holiday tradition for folks looking for unique dessert ideas, great gifts and fine food for weekend brunch. If you haven’t had Stollen and wonder what all the fuss is about, just take a look at the ingredients: real butter, Bacardi® white rum, glacéed lemons, oranges, cherries, fresh lemon and orange zest, fresh lemon juice, almonds, golden raisins, Red Flame raisins, real vanilla beans and our very scent-sual Indonesian cinnamon. Toasted and spread with a little sweet butter, it’s delicious and is perhaps rivaled only by our own coffeecake (p. 14) as a great afternoon snack cake. Each Stollen comes gift boxed, serves 6-8 and, barring extensive snacking, lasts for weeks.

G-STO gift boxed stollen $40 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

edible ornament

Chocolate Christmas Ornament One of the prettiest foods we’ve found in years. Well, the packaging at least.

What’s inside is just plain tasty. Belgian chocolate spheres hand wrapped in decorative foil, capped and strung with a ribbon, ready to hang on the tree or attach to gifts. The patterns are styled after those favored by Peter the Great, who, apparently, had time to pick his favorite wrapping paper in between founding St. Petersburg and declaring war on Sweden. They lend your tree a little Russian aristocratic flair, which goes surprisingly well with Modern American Christmas. Guaranteed to turn the chore of breaking down the tree into a welcome event.

P-YCP one chocolate ornament $20 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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keEp your Stockings On Christmas Goodies Gift Box

This box probably won’t fit into their stocking. But it’s so good looking and tasty they might want to hide it anyway. Make everyone jealous by sending our signature wooden gift box filled with an Original Zzang!® Handmade Candy Bar, our mini Hot Cocoa Coffeecake, Spanish Chocolate Covered Figs, a half pound of our Nor'easter Cabot Cheddar, a small Zingerman’s Stollen, Spiced Pecans and a loaf of our Chocolate Sourdough.

G-CGG christmas goodies gift box $100 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

Fancy Schmancy Holiday Cookie Box Three different styles of Christmas cookies baked with all-natural ingredients and gift boxed at Zingerman’s Bakehouse. Makes a great host present. Toasted Pecan Butter Balls, Orange Anise Shortbread and Chocolate Cherry Chewies with Valrhona chocolate and dried cherries.

P-TIN 18 cookie gift box $20 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

gelt Grown up Chanukah Gelt The best tasting—and most authentic looking—gelt I’ve ever encountered. Gold and silver dusted disks (no foil wrapping here) from Veruca Chocolates in Chicago are formed to look like Judean coins circa 40 B.C. The real treasure is their flavor: dark chocolate with crunchy crystals of sea salt, an adult balance of sweet and savory. A great gift for every day of Chanukah.

P-GLT 16 piece box $35

More Gifts for Chanukah p.12-13

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holiday only bread club Special Bakes of the Month Club Once-a-year special bakes from Zingerman’s Bakehouse, delivered anywhere in America. Two per month for the next three months.

– SPECIAL BAKES CLUB – Month 1 Stollen and Cranberry Pecan Bread

Month 2 Loomis Bread and Pumpernickel Raisin

Month 3 Green Olive Paesano and Chernuska Rye

Stollen is our German-style Christmas bread.

Cranberry pecan is our most popular once-a-year loaf.

Loomis bread has roasted red peppers and Great Lakes Cheshire cheese.

Pumpernickel raisin has giant Red Flame raisins and sesame seeds.

Cracked green olives stud our most popular loaf, paeasno.

Chernuska black seeds spike our sandwich rye.

G-SBC-3 3 installments $100 FREE SHIPPING

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exotic FruiTs

Robert Lambert’s Rare Citrus Fruit Cake Full disclosure: the price on this cake may cause sticker shock.

Where most fruit cakes are cheap, somewhat industrial and terrible, this is another species altogether. It's by far the best of its kind I’ve ever tried. Robert told me, “The recipe is British, Victorian era.

It’s based on my grandmother Flora's cake, but instead of the storebought glacéed fruits she used I make my own candied fruit.” He chooses blood oranges, bergamots, Rangpur limes and more, many that he picks himself. Each cake is soaked in cognac and aged for a few months, then garnished with a slice of candied fruit and a bay leaf, all wrapped gently in cheese cloth. A slice cut thin while the cake is cool—he recommends serving it chilled—looks like a stained glass window and tastes fresh, clean and lively.

P-KUY fruit cake, six inches long, serves 8-10 $65 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

improved with age Vintage Fruit Cake

If you already consider fruit cake a joke the idea of a vintage fruit cake must seem like a real marketer’s whopper. Selling last year’s fruit cakes? Yes, that’s exactly what we’re doing. In 2012 Robert Lambert made seventy-five of his rare citrus fruit cakes to age.

He cellared them in California. Over the last year the flavor has developed, expanded and gotten more complex. Like a wine that was fun while young, more serious now that its aged, these fruit cakes have become a real fruit cake lover’s treat. Get yours quick.

P-VTG gift boxed, six inches long, serves 8-10 $90 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

BEyond the malL Cinnful Cinnamon Roll Gift Box

A Latin sensation created in Michigan by Chilean expat Maite Zubía. An alfajor (plural alfajores) is many things around the world, but here we’re talking about the traditional Chilean cookie. Two wafers sandwich a thin layer of dulce de leche caramel cream and the entire treat is enrobed in chocolate. They're made entirely from scratch, including cooking down local milk to make the dulce de leche, baking the biscuits, dipping half the collection in dark chocolate from Mindo, a Michigan chocolate maker, and half in milk chocolate. Each alfajor is hand wrapped; they make a very charming gift.

P-ALF 12 alfajores gift boxed $40

Almost anyone can make a cinnamon roll smell good while it’s baking, even among the cell phone kiosks at the mall. Unfortunately, most have little more than aroma to offer. You won’t taste much beyond sugar and cinnamon. The real challenge is to fashion a cinnamon roll that tastes as good as it smells. These fit the bill. Warm them up, break one open and put your nose up close.

You’ll smell sweet butter, Indonesian cinnamon, real vanilla. But the real treat is next. Take one bite. That’s all you’ll need to forget the litany of cinnamon roll disappointments life has dealt you. These benefit from a short trip to the oven for heating, instructions included.

G-CIN ten roll tin in wooden crate $40 A-CIN ten roll tin in cartoon gift box $35

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south american coOkie sensaTion Maitelates Alfajores

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winter's cake

Snowflake Cake

GINGERBREAD coffeecake Crystallized and ground ginger, dark molasses, coffee, fresh orange juice and loads of winter spices.

A-GGC-L cartoon box $55 G-GGC-L wooden crate $65 A-GGC-S cartoon box $40 G-GGC-S wooden crate $45

All fondant desserts look good, but not all of them taste this great.

Made with real butter, almond pound cake, luscious Italian raspberry preserve filling and real vanilla. The gorgeous snowflake decoration is done by hand. Six inches across, serves 6-10 holiday revelers. Ships frozen.

A-ZSC flake cake $125 FREE SHIPPING

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Legendary Coffeecakes p. 14-15

Classic Panettone from Italy The feather-light, candied citrus-studded cake that's found in storefront windows and many, many dessert tables across Italy during December.

If Italy had to elect a national Christmas dessert, this would be the candidate. The texture is fluffy like a soft pillow, and the dough peels off in long strips like cotton candy. What you can't finish after dinner turns into incredible fodder for French toast. Or serve with some gelato, draped in a thin coat of a dessert wine, like moscato. Wrapped and ribboned, perfect for gifting.

P-ANE 750 g, serves 10-12 $50 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

Panettone Balsamico At first I thought this was a gimmick since, for the last decade, it’s seemed like the Italians have been trying to inject balsamic vinegar into every food in sight. Turns out this invasion is an excellent innovation. It helps that it kind of makes sense since cooked grape must—the base of balsamic vinegar—was traditionally a sweetener in Italy. The balsamic is laced through the cake, forming a ribbon of dark glaze. Instead of finding panettone’s traditional gems of dried fruit you’ll discover veins of cherry-sweet, luscious caramel. If you’re a panettone beginner­—or traditionalist—this probably isn’t the cake for you. Go for the standard panettone on the left. But if you’re looking to expand someone’s horizons this makes a great gift.

Like with all panettone the packaging is stunning.

P-BPN 750 g cake, serves 10-12 $85 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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luSciOus frUIt in choCOlaTe Clementines in Chocolate from Italy

A rarely seen specialty from Calabria. The Favella Masseria Ranch is located near Sibari in Southern Italy, which, if you’re up on ancient Greek history, you might recognize as the place where the Sybarites lived. These clementines in chocolate fit right into the Sybarites’ hedonistic tradition: spectacular Calabrian oranges, soaked in a constantly refreshed bath of simple syrup for three weeks, cut in quarters, smothered in dark chocolate. Each piece is the size of a large chocolate truffle. If you slide it in your mouth all at once, the luscious orange syrup won’t drip down your chin. Better yet, be a Sybarite. Let it drip.

P-CIC 12 piece box $35 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

jusT the pEel PleasE

Chocolate Covered Candied Orange Peels Candied in a sugar bath and put in an oven at low heat for hours to slightly caramelize, then dipped into a bath of 40% cacao chocolate. Goes great with a hot bath and a bottle of Bollinger champagne.

P-OCP 150 g box $30 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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Chocolate Dipped Figs from Spain

These once unheard of figs have become so popular that we often have trouble keeping them in stock.

Tender, sweeter than usual, parito figs are dried, filled with soft chocolate truffle cream and a hint of liqueur, then dipped in dark chocolate. They’re as good as they sound, perhaps better, and beat your mallbought chocolates any day. Each comes individually wrapped inside a classy gift box.

P-RAB 16 chocolate figs $25 P-RAB-9 9 chocolate figs $18 P-RAB-3 3 chocolate figs $7 EACH SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

(wild) cherry on top Italian Wild Cherries

Prepared in small batches so they don’t bruise, packed with cherry syrup in a resealable glass jar. Great for topping ice cream or rich, creamy cheese. A Christmas favorite.

P-AGR-CHE 680 g jar $40

Portuguese prESent Preserved Honey Drop Figs

So named because they drip sugar when they’re ripe —how lovely is that?

The texture is like candied chestnut (next page) but not as chalky. The flavor is like caramelized chestnut honey.

P-HFG 9 in wooden box $45 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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it's back! Our holiday chOcolAte foOD club Holiday Sweets Club

Europe does a mesmerizing job merging chocolate with other traditional ingredients. With this monthly food club you'll get to taste the styles of three different masters. For the first month we'll start in the center of Spain, where sweet parito figs and chocolate are merged to make chocolate dipped figs. Then we'll move west and south to Calabria in Southern Italy, famed for its citrus, and a box of chocolate covered candied clementines. Finally we'll end with what's perhaps the oldest, most traditional chocolate in Europe, the red-pepper spiked chocolate truffles of eastern Sicily, made for generations in the town of Modica.

It's an amazing experience, one you can’t find anywhere else. Only 150 slots are open for this year’s trip, order yours now.

– HOLIDAY SWEETS CLUB– Month One Spain's ultra-luscious chocolate truffle filled, and chocolatedipped figs 16 piece box

Month Two Favella's Chocolatecovered clementines from Calabria.

12 piece box

Month Three Bonajuto's unconched Sicilian chocolate truffles with red pepper.

20 truffle box

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dancing in their heads Elvas Sugarplums from Portugal

We all know the line from The Night Before Christmas. If you’re like me, you might have thought the snugly nestled kids were hallucinating: visions of sugarplums? Let me assure you, they’re real. The long process of preserving and sweetening greengage plums—somewhat similar to what happens with marrons glacés candied chestnuts, see right—prevents the sugar from crystallizing. Slightly sweet, green, fuzzy on the outside like a peach. (They have a pit, so watch out.) Remarkably, the texture is firm, like a plum you’ve just picked. An English and Portuguese tradition, they're almost impossible to find in America. Nine sugarplums in a round wooden crate. Makes an exquisite gift for someone who’s tried just about everything.

P-UGA 9 sugarplums in wood crate $45 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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Marrons Glacés from Italy

One French expat who used to work at our Deli told me he would “crawl a mile on his hands and knees for these marrons glacés.” You don't have to go to such extremes, but I'd definitely recommend trying them. Despite the French name, marrons glacés are an invention of Northern Italy’s Piedmont region. Having tasted a whole bunch of them over many years, I can confidently say that the ones the Bardini brothers make near the town of Cuneo are my favorites. The chestnuts are aged for a week while submerged in water in underground caves. Later, they soak in a vanilla-scented sugar syrup bath, during which time the syrup is slowly pulled into the center of the chestnut. Last, they’re rolled in sugar and boxed. A surefire gift success with anyone of European origin and a great gift for chestnut lovers of any origin.

P-MRN box of 8 marrons glacés $45 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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northern iTalIan nOugat Torrone Nougat from Italy

David Barbero’s family has been making torrone (hazelnut nougat) since 1883 in the town of Asti, but that hasn’t seemed to dull his passion for it. When you ask him about nougat his eyes light up and he talks in fast, clipped English.

“We don’t kill the torrone! Industrial makers use no egg whites and they crank out a batch in an hour. They beat the mixture fast and use lots of pressure. Ours takes seven hours, we break for lunch! We use real egg whites. All of this makes our texture crumbly, not hard and tough. Here, take a bite, you can taste.”

I love how lunch is so important. Barbero torrone is gently crumbly, delicious, spiked with loads of famous Piemontese hazelnuts. And in this classic Northern Italian graphic-designed tin (500 g tin illustrated), it makes a great gift.

P-DBT 500 g tin of large pieces $55 P-DBT-SML 100 g tin of small pieces $15 P-CTN 100 g small pieces in chocolate $15 EACH SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

sicilIan torRoNe

Maria Grammatico's Pistachio Torrone Now in her eighties, Maria Grammatico has been making torrone for over seven decades. Her Sicilian shop is considered a treasure in the culinary world, a destination for travelers. Her torrone recipe is simple. Just five ingredients: egg whites, honey, sugar, Sicilian almonds and pistachios. Everything is done by hand right down to the plain, individual wrapping of the bars. If you buy one of these I guarantee that when you take it out of the box you will be underwhelmed. Maria is obviously not spending her time on packaging. Then you will taste it and be utterly blown away.

Torrone is typically very sweet, but Maria’s is more complex in flavor and texture than any other soft torrone I’ve had. The pistachio flavor rings through, like a bell tower. Outstanding stuff.

P-TOR 200 g piece $32 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

liquid nougat

Crema di Torrone

Imagine you take Italy’s famous hazelnut nougat and make it the texture of melted ice cream. Now imagine it on ice cream.

P-CTO 100 g jar $12 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

peanut butTer for Parents

Hazelnut & Chocolate With a texture somewhere between mousse and fudge it's like the adult's version of Nutella. A devastating spread for toast.

P-IHZ 350 g jar $23 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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Amaretti del Chiostro Cookies For almost three centuries, way up in Lombardy near the Swiss border, the Lazzaroni family has made this simple, unique almond cookie. The secret ingredient is apricot “kernels” (here we call them “pits,” but the Italians have such a nice way with language). They add a tiny edge of refreshing bitterness to the crispy, crunchy, nutty cookie. A bright, fun gift tin holds about twenty almond cookies, each individually wrapped in beautiful wax bakery paper.

P-ACC 20 cookies in tin $25 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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Spanish Drinking Chocolate In Spain they’ll drink this morning, noon and night. Stateside, it's hard to get our hands on it.

When the chance presents itself we jump at it — if you see it in stock, my advice is to buy it. You can make it as thick as you want by mixing the chocolate pellets with milk. For a truly indulgent chocolate experience, go heavy on the chocolate. Slow, low heat, constant stirring and a little patience will produce one of the most luscious and rich elixirs you've ever sipped. This is one hot chocolate we adults can keep all to ourselves.

P-ROV 330 g box, 8 servings $15 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

Chocolate Covered Grissini

Grissini are the thin bread sticks you see on every North Italian table before dinner.

These, made by a bakery in the town of Asti, are crisp and crumbly and absolutely grand when served plain. But that's not what we're doing here. These are covered in semi-sweet chocolate. Each bread stick is more than eight inches long and, thanks to the sweet jacket, built for coveting. Imagine a really substantial, supremely delicious version of Japanese poki. I found myself nibbling away like a chipmunk who’d hit the jackpot.

P-GRS 200 g box $18 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

ANCIENT TRADE Red Pepper Truffles

Bonajuto has been making chocolate in the baroque Sicilian town of Modica since 1880. By that time Gustav Lindt had perfected conching, the process that makes chocolate smooth.

Nearly every European chocolate maker adopted it. Bonajuto didn’t.

They continued to make unconched chocolate, the texture crunchy in comparison. Nowadays that texture has come somewhat back in fashion. A number of modern American chocolatiers, including Taza, make chocolate in this style. Here, you can experience it as it was and always has been. This gift box has bite sized truffles spiced with just a hint of red pepper, another typical addition to 19th century chocolate. An outstanding gift for a chocolate lover—or history buff.

P-BON-TRU 20 truffle box $35

rum and chocolate, Italian style Rum Cunesi Truffles

A unique chocolate served with immense style. Cunesi are rum and chocolate truffles, each massaged until it's as smooth as silk. A single cunesi just barely fits in your mouth. The chocolate pops and cracks and the rum seeps through the flavor, down your throat like molten lava. Packaged in gorgeous red and gold boxes. From Venchi, our long-time supplier of Hazelnut and Chocolate Spread (left) from Turin.

P-HGU gift box of 9 $35 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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Caramel Marshmallows

Peanut Butter Chocolate Clusters

Soft caramel mixed with pecan toffee decorating a handmade marshmallow—all covered in chocolate. A show stopper in the stocking.

P-VCB 9 piece box $39

Christmas Chocolates Slim squares of exquisite milk chocolate, individually wrapped.

From Northern Italy, with lovely, gift-worthy packaging (and eyerollingly good flavor).

P-ITC 18 piece box $30

Whatever our friends at Koeze in Grand Rapids, Michigan wanna do with their Cream-Nut peanut butter is fine with us. A core of Cream-Nut peanut butter blended with white chocolate, rolled in chopped pecans, covered with dark chocolate.

P-KPP 4 cluster box $15

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Chocolate Dipped Figs

Zzang!® Candy Bar

Portuguese Sardines

Tender, sweeter than usual, parito figs are dried, filled with soft chocolate truffle cream and a hint of liqueur, then dipped in dark chocolate.

P-RAB-3 3 figs $7

Handmade, old fashioned, peanutfilled candy bars, made by our own Charlie at his fantastic Zingerman’s chocolate factory.

P-ZZG 2.5 oz bar $6

4 or more, $5 each

Ryan Stiner designed a stunning new package for our classic sardines. Now, not only arethey the best tasting sardines anywhere, they’re also the best looking.

P-SAR 125 g tin $7

2 or more $5.50 each

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Spanish Drinking Chocolate

Hot Fudge

Hazelnut & Chocolate Candy

This Spanish cocoa is so thick, so chocolate-y, so rich, you will consider moving to Barcelona tomorrow.

P-CDC 7 oz, six servings $9

Marc Cooper’s super popular hot fudge is milky and chocolaty without being overly sweet. With a "dripping" lid that makes it a fun gift.

P-HHF 10.6 oz jar $15

Glittering gold gift box with three pieces of Italy’s famous gianduja.

Chocolate and peanut butter are good but this is insane.

P-HZ3 3 pieces gift boxed $8

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Celtic Sea Salt Caramels Creamy butter caramels with just enough salty savoriness to balance the sweet equation.

P-CSS 4 oz bag $10 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

Portuguese Tinned Squid

Bacon Chocolate Pig

A hilarious joke or, for some folks on your gift list, the best stocking stuffer they've ever received. Smoky and sweet with a hint of paprika.

P-SCA 110 g tin $12

Milk chocolate is studded with pieces of hickory smoked bacon from Wisconsin. Start at the rump and work your way up.

P-PIG 1.2 oz bar $12

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From Zingerman’s Bakehouse, four of our amazing, traditional Jewish baked goods. Never any preservatives, never any fillers, never anything other than you'd find in your home kitchen.

Real eggs, real vanilla, real butter. Don’t miss them. Not Kosher.

Hamentaschen Rugelach Rugelach are the royalty of Jewish baked goods: crispy, flaky, cream cheese pastry, dressed in cinnamon sugar. We offer two gifts boxes. One with half classic toasted walnut with currants and apricot and a new gift box, half chocolate, half raspberry.

P-RUG 16 piece classic & apricot $30 P-RCR 16 piece chocolate & raspberry $30

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Hamentaschen are the triangle-shaped, open-faced cookie dough pastries usually eaten during the Jewish celebration of Purim. The rest of the year they usually disappear. It’s clear Purim is much too brief a holiday to get your fill so we’re making a move to bake them all year long. We load the simple real-butter dough with an assortment of traditional fillings: vanilla bean cream cheese, poppyseed and apricot. You can skip the tradition and eat them when you’d like: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mardi Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, whenever.

P-HAM 12 piece gift box $30 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

Mandelbread Toasted almonds get the spotlight here. There’s a ton of them. Almost more than can fit. The rest of the mandelbread is held together with fresh eggs and sweet butter, and the flavor is amplified with fresh lemon and orange zest along with a dose of real vanilla. Mandelbread are Jewish style biscotti, but I think they're almost closer to shortbread. Crunchy, crispy and very dunkable in coffee or milk.

P-MND 21 piece gift box $30 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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Coconut Macaroons Traditionally they're for Passover, but I'm on a mission to have us eating macaroons all year long. Why not? Our coconut macaroons are slightly crunchy on the outside, rich and creamy on the inside. Simply put, they're the best-tasting coconut macaroons I’ve ever had anywhere, with a buttery, coconut aroma that stays with you like a strong memory.

A-MAC 6 vanilla, 6 chocolate, gift boxed $25 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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chanukAh's CAKe Olive Oil Cake of Light Coffeecake

Toasted almonds, lemon zest—nearly a whole lemon's worth per cake—and lots of extra-virgin olive oil, making it appropriate for Chanukah. Olive oil retains more moisture than butter so it's soft and silky, like it just came out of the oven, even days after you receive it.

A-OOC-S small in box $45 G-OOC-S small in crate $50

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Chanukah Gift Box

gelt grown up Chanukah Gelt

Judean coins circa 40 B.C. The real treasure is their flavor: dark chocolate with crunchy crystals of sea salt.

P-GLT 16 piece box $35 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

Keep them noshing during the holiday with our printed gift box stuffed with a gift box of Rugelach, another gift box of Macaroons, our Olive Oil Cake and a book of children’s Chanukah food tales by longtime Zingerman’s customer Marilyn Kallet.

G-CHA chanukah gift box $130 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

monthly buBBe

Jewish Baker's Club

Traditional Jewish baked goods, made with great, all-natural ingredients at Zingerman’s Bakehouse. Choose a 3 or 6 month subscription and we’ll send a new gift box of goodies every 30 days.

– JEWISH BAKERS CLUB – 3 Month

6 Month

G-JBC-3 $115

G-JBC-6 $225

Month 1 Toasted Walnut Currant and Apricot Rugelach

Month 4 Toasted Almond Mandelbread

Month 2 Vanilla and Chocolate Coconut Macaroons

Month 5 Chocolate and Raspberry Rugelach

Month 3 Vanilla Bean, Apricot and Poppy Hamentaschen

Month 6 Cake of Light Olive Oil Coffeecake

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–FRESSER– Large, serve 10-12 easily Our perennial best sellers, baked from scratch in traditional Bundt pans, now travel free to any destination in the lower 48.

Choose from one of our classics or deluxers, pick your packaging, and we’ll get it to excited mouths post haste.

–NOSHER– Small, serve 5-7 handily

Each lasts for two weeks on the counter.

Frozen they’ll hibernate for months.

Our five standbys, including the all-time best selling gift in our entire catalog, the sourcream coffeecake

–LARGE FRESSER–

–SMALL NOSHER–

Serves 10-12 Cartoon box $55 Wooden crate $65

Serves 5-7 Cartoon box $40 Wooden crate $45

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SOURCREAM

The legend. Toasted walnuts, streams of Indonesian cinnamon, creamy texture, huge flavor.

A-SCC-L large in box $55 G-SCC-L large in crate $65 A-SCC-S small in box $40 G-SCC-S small in crate $45

GINGERBREAD

Crystallized ginger, dark molasses, coffee, fresh orange juice and loads of winter spices.

A-GGC-L large in box $55 G-GGC-L large in crate $65 A-GGC-S small in box $40 G-GGC-S small in crate $45

HOT COCOA

LEMON POPPYSEED

With dark cocoa, a touch of espresso and chunks of dark chocolate that go molten if you heat it.

A-COA-L large in box $55 G-COA-L large in crate $65 A-COA-S small in box $40 G-COA-S small in crate $45

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Real lemon oil and a veritable passel of Dutch poppy seeds, plus loads of real butter and Madagascar vanilla.

A-LMC-L large in box $55 G-LMC-L large in crate $65 A-LMC-S small in box $40 G-LMC-S small in crate $45

WILD BLUEBERRY

Technically, it's a buckle, but let's not quibble over terms; it's delicious. Wild berries, a touch of orange, all topped with a cinnamon butter-crumble crust.

A-BUC-L large in box $55 G-BUC-L large in crate $65 A-BUC-S small in box $40 G-BUC-S small in crate $45

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– CARTOON BOX –

– WOODEN CHEESE CRATE –

Sturdy, re-usable, way fun.

Illustrated by our one-and-only Ian Nagy.

Made with recycled cardboard.

Crafted in Wisconsin by the country’s last cheese crate maker. The Zingerman’s logo is silk screened on the lid.

Innovative coffeecakes, made with a slightly more adventurous set of ingredients.

OLIVE OIL

–SMALL NOSHER– Serves 5-7 Cartoon box $45 Wooden crate $50

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Toasted almonds, lemon zest—nearly a whole lemon's worth per cake— and lots of extra-virgin olive oil. Olive oil retains more moisture than butter so it's soft and silky, like it just came out of the oven, even days after you receive it.

A-OOC-S small in box $45 G-OOC-S small, crate $50

APPLE BACON

Chunks of apples and pieces of Nueske’s amazing Applewood Smoked Bacon are mixed with top-notch ingredients like Indonesian cinnamon and real sour cream from Guernsey Farm in Northville, Michigan.

A-BCF-S small in box $45 G-BCF-S small, crate $50

Choose any three of our classic nosher cakes (not deluxers), we’ll nestle them in a large wooden cheese crate.

G-3CK 3 nosher cakes,

wooden crate $100

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Our most poPular gift bOx The Weekender

This is a great all-purpose gift, built from foods the recipient can snack on right out of the box. Whatever the occasion, folks will dig right in.

The Weekender, hand assembled in our cartooned gift box (illustrated) has a loaf of Zingerman’s Artisan Bread, a couple of Brownies (Walnut-studded Magic Brownie and a Caramel Dulce de Leche Buenos Aires Brownie), Borsellino Salami, Zingerman's Handmade Peanut Brittle, a half pound of Zingerman's Nor'easter Cabot Cheddar and a nosher-sized version of our extremely popular, extremely good Sourcream Coffeecake.

G-WEE weekender gift box $75 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

The Long Weekender, packed in a handsome wooden crate, includes all the items in the Weekender plus Zingerman’s freshly roasted Coffee, Smooch Lion Natural Gummies, Zingerman’s Banana Bread, Spanish Chocolate Covered Figs and our Chocolate Sourdough Bread.

G-LWE long weekender $175 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

PorkvilLe,USA Camp Bacon Gift Box

Camp Bacon is an annual festival of your favorite meat held right here in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It's held the first weekend in June (a good gift for dad next year if you missed it this year). In honor of the celebration of our Princes of Pork we pack our cartoon printed gift box with three of our most popular bacons: Nueske’s Applewood Smoked from Wisconsin, Peppered Bacon from Arkansas and Broadbent’s Hickory Smoked Bacon from Kentucky; plus an Apple & Bacon Coffeecake from Zingerman’s Bakehouse, Chocolate Bacon Pig from Vosges in Chicago and our Bacon Pig Magnet.

G-CAMP-1 gift box $125 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

instaNT horS d’OeuvrES

Charcuterie and Cheese Gift Box

With a larder like this, the recipient can lay out a devastatingly handsome spread of food so quickly it’ll seem like Harry Potter cast a spell. We pack a culinary collection in its own wooden “cupboard” that a lazy gourmand can stash until hunger—or desirable company—strikes. Includes Borsellino Salami, French Cornichon Pickles, Dutch Gouda and Zingerman’s Nor'easter Cabot Cheddar, Mediterranean Olives, a loaf of Zingerman’s Artisan Bread, Sam Edwards Smoked Berkshire Ham, Zingerman’s Virginia Peanuts and Rustic Bakery Olive Oil and Sea Salt Flatbreads. Serves ten for snacks, lasts for weeks when refrigerated.

G-CAC charcuterie & cheese gift box $150 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

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Custom Zingerman's Pastry Sampler Gift Box Create your own assortment of Zingerman's big brownies, stellar cookies, creamy scones and cosmic cakes. Choose your mix and give us a ring. Visit www.zingermans.com where you can customize your box online. Your personal selection is hand packed to order in our fun, cartoon gift box.

$36

six piece

assortment G-6PP

$50

ten piece assortment G-10P

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Nearly a quarter pound each.

Classic with toasted walnuts.

Nearly a quarter pound each.

Chunks of dark chocolate and toasted walnuts.

Classic minus the nuts.

Dulce de leche middle.

Gluten free* with amaranth and quinoa, not wheat. * Not made in a gluten free facility

No-chocolate with pecan praline, sea salt-topped.

With muscovado brown sugar and juicy chunks of crystallized ginger.

With maple syrup, organic oats and giant red flame raisins.

Chunks of caramelized milk chocolate from Valrhona, melted dark chocolate and cocoa.

Soft chocolate, delicious fillings.

Loads of real butter

With dried currants.

Real Madagascar vanilla.

With candied lemon zest

Peppermint buttercream.

Spicy, crystallized ginger.

A savory scone with cheddar and fresh rosemary.

A rustic special with organic rolled oats, pecans, red flame raisins and cinnamon sugar.

Raspberry buttercream and topped with a raspberry made of fondant.

Dark chocolate enrobing buttercream laced with Italian coconut.

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the king OF italian cheEse

Farmhouse Parmigiano-Reggiano

Not all the wheels that bear the world famous Parmigiano-Reggiano name are created equal. There are big differences from one to the next. This one is made by a dairy nearly 2,000 feet up in the hills outside of Modena, Italy. The high altitude makes for plenty of diversity in the grasses, herbs and flowers growing in the cows’ pastures. This means that the milk—and therefore your cheese—is full of the pastures' complex flavors. The wheels are aged for a minimum of two years (33% longer than the Consorzio minimum). Most important, the finished cheese has a really rich, wonderfully complex flavor with a lovely, long finish and none of that bitterness or mouthburn that often mars the final flavor of others. Wrapped well, it lasts for weeks.

C-PAR 1 lb hand cut for dinner $32

2 lbs hand cut to save $60

4 lbs for an addict $110

8 lbs to share $200

80 lb wheel $1,800

80 lb wheel hand delivered by Mo $2,500

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the Envy of cheEse lOverS EveRywhERe Cheeses of the World

There aren’t many cheesemongers in America who put together a cheese selection like this. Few take the time to discover, select, age, care for and cut each cheese to order like we do.

All the little steps add up. You can taste the difference.

Five cheeses weigh in over two and a half lbs, serving 18-20.

Gift boxed with sourdough bread.

The BEGINNER ASSORTMENT focuses on five great, well aged versions of familiar cheeses.

The EXPERIENCED ASSORTMENT gathers five rare and more adventurous cheese finds.

G-COW-A beginner $100 G-COW-B experienced $130 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

cheEse desSert L'amuse Gouda

While Gouda is made everywhere in Holland, there are major differences between goudas from different regions. These wheels are made in the north from the milk of Holstein cows, two factors that give the cheese a distinctive creaminess speckled with big, crunchy flavor crystals. Selected for us by Betty Koster of L'amuse, Amsterdam's top cheese shop, aged for over two years at higher-than-normal temperatures—a risky move, since it can create off flavors. When done well, though, the flavor is intense. It fills your mouth with butterscotch and caramel like candy. Think of it like cheese dessert. In fact, a single nib, taken with espresso after dinner, is a revelation.

C-LAM ½ lb hand cut wedge $22

by the pound $40

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transplaNT Marieke Gouda

Made by Marieke Penterman, a Dutch native who relocated to Thorp, Wisconsin to make Gouda.

Her cheese rivals the Netherlands' best in depth of flavor, complexity and balance. We select wheels aged on pine planks for a full year. They have an irresistibly delicious balance of rich, dense, sweet and savory creaminess with little crunchy flavor crystals that are a sign of great flavor.

C-MKE ½ lb hand cut wedge $15

by the pound $29

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comPletE Comté

Comté from Fort St. Antoine

France’s most renowned mountain cheese, selected for us by Essex Street Cheese Co. from the caves of legendary Jura affineur Maison Marcel Petite. Fudgy texture, well balanced, never bitey flavor, with a buttery, hazelnut taste that grows on the tongue and slowly expands to fill your entire mouth.

A cheese that makes you want to come back to eat it again and again.

C-COM

½ lb hand cut wedge by the pound

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$20 $38

Piave from Northeast Italy The secret substitute for Parmigiano-Reggiano at my house.

C-PIA by the pound $28 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

ten tImes the delIciOus Antique Gruyère

Aged many months more than the usual half year that most Gruyère gets. Imagine the flavor of the Gruyère you know now but ten times more delicious and infinitely more interesting. Smooth, with the spiciness of a great Rhine wine.

C-GRU ½ lb hand cut wedge $15

by the pound $29

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natiOnal trEasure

Raw Milk Stilton

The only traditional raw milk Stilton in the world. British cheddar may have conquered America and subsequently lost some of its English-ness, but Stilton remains a national treasure. An exquisite, legendary blue with broad, buttery flavors that linger well into the evening. Made by Joe Schneider, selected by Neal’s Yard Dairy just for us.

C-TCH ½ lb hand cut wedge $22

by the pound $40

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the original cheDdar

Montgomery’s Farmhouse Cheddar

If you’re a cheddar lover, this is probably the closest thing to the original cheddar being made on the planet. From the birthplace of cheddar in Somerset, England, it’s still made on the farm where the cows graze, it’s still wrapped in cloth, like cheeses were before wax and cryovac came around. The flavor is grassy, beefy, a total revelation.

C-EFC ½ lb, hand cut wedge $22

by the pound $40

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Cheese Passports You pick the country. We’ll head to our cheese cave and take care of the rest. We take deep pride in sourcing and offering a small but excellent collection of cheeses, tending them in our cave, cutting them to order by hand and sending them with careful packaging so they arrive in great condition. We never use cryovac to seal the cheese—it can create off flavors.

We wrap them with a special thick, lined foil paper we import from France that's like cashmere for cheese. It keeps them feeling great (and tasting great) and looking like a million bucks. Makes a great gift for any cheese lover you know, including you.

OUR PASSPORTS Matured beyond what you’ll normally find in the USA, these cheeses, including Antique Gruyère and Parmigiano-Reggiano, are often the cheesemaker’s favorites. And mine.

G-CCP with artisan bread $80 G-N-CCP with crackers $80 BREAD VERSION 2 BUSINESS DAY CRACKER SHIPS FLAT RATE

Four Italian cheeses that taste astounding—we always include at least two perennial favorites like Farmhouse Parmigiano-Reggiano and Piave.

G-ITA with artisan bread $80 G-N-ITA with crackers $80 BREAD VERSION 2 BUSINESS DAY CRACKER SHIPS FLAT RATE

This one I enjoy most. I love cheeses like these; they’re often on my short list of favorites for their long aging and big, bold flavors. We’ll include samples of mountain cheeses, including Comté and other well-aged wedges.

G-MTN with artisan bread $80 G-N-MTN with crackers $80 BREAD VERSION 2 BUSINESS DAY CRACKER SHIPS FLAT RATE

Our most popular Passport. We’ll include English Farmhouse Cheddar, Raw Milk Stilton and Lancashire, all selected by Neal’s Yard Dairy, England’s premier cheese exporter.

G-BRI with artisan bread $100 G-N-BRI with crackers $100

Three French cheeses, shipped direct to us from the farm and aging cave.

We’ll assemble an homage to affinage with greats like Comté from Fort St. Antoine, Camembert and more.

G-FRE with artisan bread $80 G-N-FRE with crackers $80

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We’ll pick three of our best-tasting domestic cheeses, like Pleasant Ridge Reserve from Wisconsin, Landaff from New Hampshire and others that are remaking the image of American cheese.

G-AME with artisan bread $80 G-N-AME with crackers $80 BREAD VERSION 2 BUSINESS DAY CRACKER SHIPS FLAT RATE

EACH CHEESE PASSPORT CONTAINS Three cheeses, wrapped in French foil cheese paper

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The cheese weighs in at about a pound and a half, which serves 7-10 as appetizers in one sitting; lasts at least two weeks in the refrigerator

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Zingerman's Bread or Artisan Crackers

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Cheese care and serving help

+ Colorful packaging

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bet the spread Pimento Cheese & Liptauer Cheese Spreads

They go remarkably well with salami, crusty Farm Bread and a tremendous amount of cold beer.

Pimento cheese is a salty, tangy spread of Nor'easter Cabot cheddar, Hellmann’s mayo, pimento peppers and spices.

C-HPC 12 oz crock $22 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

Liptauer is made from fresh Farm Cheese, garlic, Hungarian paprika, capers, toasted caraway and just a touch of anchovy.

C-LIP 8 oz jar $15 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

never waxed

Cabot Vermont Cheddar Jasper Hill Farms buys and ages wheels of clothbound cheddar—the traditional way to wrap cheddar, not waxing it which prevents it from breathing—from Cabot Creamery in their cheese caves. The wheels they select just for us have a beefy, brothy flavor. The texture is flakier and less rubbery than waxed cheddar. Aged at least 13 months—about 25% longer than what you’ll find elsewhere—it’s a compelling cheese with a complex, lingering finish that you can’t shake. The Art of Eating called it “The world’s best cheddar.” Buy a piece of Montgomery’s, on the page before last, to compare.

C-CCC ½ lb hand cut wedge $19

by the pound $36

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"Its taste, and the moment you first fell in love with it, will permeate in your memory for years."

The Paris Review

Bayley Hazen Blue Bayley's cheesemaker calls it “a cross between butter and chocolate,” and he’s not stretching it. Irresistible to blue cheese lovers.

C-BYZ ½ lb hand cut wedge $20

by the pound $39

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amerIcA's Best?

Pleasant Ridge Reserve

This may be the best American cheese being made today. Like a European mountain cheese, it's fruity in an appley sort of way—rich, deep and sweet. Production is very small—about 6,000 wheels a year. They utilize a seasonal, open grazing system, which means all the milk used to make the Pleasant Ridge Reserve is taken when the cows are happy and content out in the open pasture. Happy cows tend to produce great tasting milk. Since we've been working so closely with the maker we have the opportunity to select specific days of cheese, tasting from a series of different days of production to pick the most flavorful of the bunch.

C-PRR ½ lb hand cut wedge $20

by the pound $39

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cult-like, In a goOd way Maussane

This is a unique oil that’s got one of the most dedicated followings I’ve ever witnessed. We tracked it down years ago at the adamant insistence of Nancy Harmon Jenkins, one of the world’s most knowledgeable food folks, and it’s had a growing cadre of fans ever since. A rich, golden nectar with a distinctive herbal character no other oil can match, it sings with an unequaled pitch in its range of high and low flavor notes. One of its fans told me, “If you love olives, you’ll want to marry this oil.” "Lush" — New York Times O-MAU 500 ml $40 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

a love AFfair

Alziari from Nice

It's now been over two decades since I first fell in love with Alziari, the old shop in the historic center of Nice, on France’s Côte d’Azur. Their extra virgin olive oil is exceptional and typically Niçoise—light, flowery and elegant but still full of character and charisma. I could use the same phrase to describe the tin it comes in. It's such a beautiful package that it makes one of the best gifts from our catalog; it needs no wrapping.

O-ALZ 1 liter tin $55 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

"A Classic" Travel & Leisure

thE ligHtest Touch Roi from Liguria

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On the Italian Riviera, delicacy, not strength, brings an oil acclaim and honor. Roi is one of the best Ligurian oils I’ve tried. It’s been made in the mountain town of Badalucco by the Boeri family since 1900. Mellow yet rich in its unfiltered state, it’s delicately delicious, feathery light and perfect for pesto making. Its subtle, lingering flavors leave you smiling long after you’ve tasted it. I use it for dressing fresh fish or a delicate salad.

O-ROI-500 500 ml $25 O-ROI 1 liter $40 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

let ‘em try different Oils

Tour de Oil Gift Box

This gift lets the recipient experiment at will. Our printed gift box comes with a half liter of feathery light Roi from the Italian Riviera; a half liter of assertive but smooth Peranzana, made just for Zingerman's by Marina Colonna in the Molise and a 1 oz sampler of four citrus-pressed olive oils. Also includes a loaf of Paesano Bread for ripping and dipping. Makes a great gift for a cook of any skill.

G-TDO tour de oil $80 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

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house oIL nO. 1 Peranzana from Molise

Zingerman’s extra virgin olive oil is created by Marina Colonna on her ancient estate in the Molise, a little over 100 miles due east of Rome. Made from hand picked Peranzana olives pressed the same day they’re taken from the tree, this oil is hugely flavorful. The latest vintage has pleasing aromas of green apple, freshly cut grass and leaf and a whisper of almond. It finishes with that great green olive bitterness and a bit of a peppery kick.

O-ZIN 500 ml $29 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

hOUse OiL no. 2

Frantoio from Chile

A big, bold extra virgin olive oil. It has a wonderful aroma that reminds me of almonds and has a really beautiful bitterness in the finish that may catch you with a punch of late breaking pepperiness. To me it has the same sort of appeal of the bitter end of dark chocolate. It’s lively, engaging, intriguing. Not strong but vital, alive. My mouth tingles long after I’ve finished eating it. Organic.

O-OZB 500 ml $29 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

the lemon oil of angels

Agrumato Lemon Oil

I keep imagining that if I went to heaven, I’d discover this to be the oil the angels put on their salads. Smooth and olive-y with a lemoniness that tickles your nose like the bubbles of a fine champagne. This is not lemon flavored oil but the traditional pressing of olives and lemons together—oil of the fruit married to oil of the olive in an ethereal combination. You can do most anything with Agrumato lemon you’d do with other oils and then some. It’s fantastic brushed on top of almost any just-broiled fish.

O-AGR 200 ml bottle $35 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

Two More Top Oils From Puglia La Spineta

O-SPI 500 ml $25 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

From Tuscany Savignola Paolina O-SAV 500 ml $35

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salAd SpiNner

Citrus Olive Oil Sampler

Orange, lemon, bergamot and plain extra virgin olive oil in a little sampler from Marina Colonna.

Whole olives are pressed with citrus rinds, not infused with essences like most citrus oils. Each piece of fruit is peeled by hand before pressing, a step almost no one takes. These are some of the best citrus oils I've ever tasted. They're great drizzled on anything off the grill, added to a vinaigrette or lavished on roasted vegetables.

Asparagus with a bead line of orange oil is a personal favorite.

O-CIT 4 oil sampler, 1 oz total $16 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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Nueske's The house bacon at Zingerman’s Deli and our top seller by a long shot. R.W. Apple called it "the beluga of bacon, the Rolls-Royce of rashers." Custom sliced on the thick side exclusively for Zingerman's.

M-BAC 1 lb sliced $16

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Benton's Allan Benton and his crew cure and smoke some seriously good bacon. Rubbed with salt and brown sugar it's set to dry cure for a solid month. During that time it loses a good bit of weight, but its flavors intensify.

And when I say intensify I mean watch out, this is seriously intense bacon. It makes an excellent base flavor in your cooking. In fact, in the South, bacon like this was much more frequently used as an ingredient in a dish than as a side for breakfast. Try sautéing some when you start a sauce, a stew, or pot of greens.

M-BBT 1 lb sliced $16 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE More great bacons online at zingermans.com

funky cOUsin Wild Boar Salami

MOuntain meaT Speck from La Quercia

If there was an award for funny food names this would definitely be a finalist. Speck originates in the Alto Adige, the alpine region of the South Tirol in northern Italy (though this one is made in Iowa). This is mountain people’s meat, meant to fortify. It’s a lean piece of pork, cut from the rear leg, rubbed with sea salt and smoked over apple wood. Where prosciutto is delicate and subtle this is chewy and robust, earthy and rich, sweet and smoky. It may not be as well known as some cured meats you know but don’t let that stop you. Like all their meats, La Quercia’s speck is made from hogs raised naturally, without hormones or sub-therapeutic antibiotics.

M-SPK 3 oz sliced $14

This is the lean, funky cousin to more traditional salami. Where most salamis are made from cuts of standard-breed white pigs, this one mixes in a healthy dose of wild Texas boar. The meat, influenced by the boar's outdoor diet of roots, grasses and wild berries, is both leaner and more intense.

Some standard-breed pork belly is added for fat and texture. The salami is spiced with salt, cloves and juniper berries. This is one cured meat that doesn't lie down on the appetizer plate. It stands up and begs to be noticed. Pair it with cheeses that can match its intensity, like L'Etivaz or Bayley Hazen. It's also great with salted almonds or pistachios.

M-WLD 7 oz $26 SHIPS FLAT RATE

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the next best thing Crespone Salami

Living in America we are forbidden from importing Cuban cigars, Iranian saffron—and Italian salami. I know, the salami ban makes little sense to me, either. But the FDA makes the rules. We're left with the next best thing which, to be honest, has gotten quite good: the cured meets from the recipes of Francois Vecchio. Made in the style of Verona a coarse cut creation, with thick, natural pork casings. The casings let the meat age more slowly. Time costs money, of course, but it’s worth it, offering up a salami that's sweeter, more soft and succulent and more perfumed than any around. We ship them whole. You trim the casing (it’s OK to eat, but I prefer to peel it off) and slice what you'd like.

M-CRE crespone, about 2/3 lb $26 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

snacker's salami

Borsellino Salami (illustrated) La Quercia's borsellino sausage is soft, sweet, porky and even a little earthy.

Somewhere between a quarter and a half-dollar in diameter, its natural casing is stuffed with pork that's coarsely ground, liberally littered with morsels of fat.

The plain is mild but substantial, without the heavy salting that you often find in other salamis. The piccante sausage reminds me a bit of Spanish chorizo—smoky and slightly spicy, but not at all hot. Serve either a cheese plate or toss chunks into pasta or salads. Throw one into your backpack the next time you head out for a hike. It can go for hours—or days—without refrigeration. Like all their meats, La Quercia's salamis are made from hogs raised naturally, without hormones or sub-theraputic antibiotics.

M-DSG 6 oz regular $12 M-SDS 6 oz piccante $12 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

return of the king

Red Wattle Porterhouse Pork Chop Red Wattle is an old breed of pig that was raised for flavor, not fashion. There's been almost no supply for us home cooks. Until now. Each measures an inch and a quarter thick and tips the scales at fourteen ounces. The flavor is rich, herbaceous, even a little sweet. It packs more flavor than I’ve ever had in a pork chop. The crowning glory of Red Wattle pork, however, is its fat. It marbles the meat and wraps the chop in a soft, opaque band. When cooked it melts within the meat and softens its edge to a luscious, lip-smacking bite. This is melt-in-your mouth fat, the kind of succulent experience you expect in a great steaks. The pork comes from hogs that are raised impeccably; the pigs are not confined, have access to the outdoors, and never receive antibiotics or hormones.

Chops ship frozen, though they may thaw and be cold, not hard, when they arrive. They come two to a pack.

M-WAT-4 four 14 oz red wattle pork chops $80 M-WAT-8 eight 14 oz red wattle pork chops $140 FREE SHIPPING

"…most assuredly not the other white meat."

Ed Levine, Serious Eats

meat chOColATe

Ibérico Bellota Cured Pork Loin

Shocking. There’s no other way to describe the experience of first tasting cured bellota pork—in this case, the loin made from heirloom Ibérico pigs who’ve feasted on bellotas (acorns) the last months of their lives. Eating a thin slice is like placing a piece of chocolate on your tongue. Unbelievable stuff.

M-LOM about 1.1 lbs $150 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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roadhouse bread

The house bread at our restaurant, Zingerman’s Roadhouse and a local favorite. It’s based on an early New England recipe, made by combining rye flour and cornmeal with wheat. Anyone from an 18th century New Englander to Laura Ingalls Wilder would recognize and enjoy it today (it’s referred to in Little House on the Prairie as Rye ‘n’ Injun bread). The same goes for almost anyone I hand a slice to today. It’s got great crust and a soft, chewy center that has a slight sweetness from dark molasses, making it a hit with kids. Excellent with cream cheese and smoked salmon.

B-ROA 1½ lb handmade loaf $8.50 B-2K-ROA 2 kilo round $25 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

farm bread

Imagine sitting around a French farmhouse table waiting for dinner. This would be the bread the family would serve. Like French pain au levain, it's a white-wheat mix made with a sour starter. Its crust is crisp, its flavor subtle and never tiring. The 1.5 pound loaf is pictured, but the 3 pound round is my favorite. Cut into quarters and freeze what you don’t eat.

B-FRM-RND 3 lb handmade round $14 B-FRM-LOF 1½ lb handmade loaf $8.50 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

french mouNtain I’d have a tough time picking between this and Farm Bread for top spot on my European-style favorites list. French Mountain Bread has a chestnut colored crust nearly a quarter inch thick, a dense wheaty crumb inside and a toasty, long lasting flavor. It’s totally terrific for toasting. We offer it in two sizes, a ¾ kilo loaf (about 1.65 lbs) that’s good for munching and a 2 kilo (about 4½ lbs, illustrated) work of art. I love the 2K loaf. A good foot and a half across and four or five inches high, it’s decorated with a hand-cut “Z.” The size is significant because bigger loaves almost always taste better. Baked to last, you’ll still be enjoying 2K Mountain Bread ten days after the loaf has left our oven.

B-MON-A ¾ kilo handmade loaf $11 B-MON-B 2 kilo handmade “Z” loaf $26 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

paesano

Our most popular bread. Spreading out like the cap of a wild mushroom, its thin, snow white crust surrounds a soft, savory crumb filled with lots of holes (we work hard to put the holes in). This is the traditional bread of Puglia—the heel of Italy’s boot—and the best one to eat alongside a pasta dinner. Recommended for ripping and dipping in olive oil.

B-PAE 1½ lb handmade loaf $8.50 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

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chocOlate cherRy

A chocolate lover's fantasy come true—the best Belgian and French chocolate and dozens of dried Michigan cherries. A few minutes in the oven, the chocolate chunks begin melting, the aroma of cocoa fills the air. Spread it with just a hint of sweet butter or set a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of a warm slice. You'll be sitting in front of the most decadent dessert you've had in years.

B-CHO 1¼ lb handmade loaf $17.50 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

chocolate sourdOUgh

It’s simple: our sourdough bread stuffed with chunks of dark Belgian chocolate. Like most of the school children I know, I like to rip off a hunk and eat it as soon as I open the bag, but it's best when you pop it in the oven for about fifteen to twenty minutes. Your entire kitchen is likely to be filled with sensuous smells—warm chocolate, good bread. This is one loaf that's very hard to keep around the house.

B-XSB 1 lb handmade loaf $10 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

cinNamon raisin

A cinnamon raisin bread with substance. A chewy, solid loaf where the flavor of the dough supports the freelancing of the Red Flame raisins and the racy scent of Korintje Indonesian cinnamon.

Sweetened and moistened with a hint of clover honey.

Makes sensational Sunday morning toast.

B-CIN 1½ lb handmade loaf $9.50 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

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pecan raisin

This bread has been like a chain reaction—someone serves it for brunch, and the next week their guests are calling us and buying it for themselves. Calling it dense is an understatement: a half pound of big, juicy Red Flame raisins and toasted pecans are baked into every loaf. The New York Times says our Pecan Raisin Bread "redefines the category."

B-PEC 1¼ lb handmade loaf $16 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

8-grain 3 sEed

Cracked wheat, cracked rye, cracked barley, corn grits, oats, millet, whole wheat, whole rye, flax seed, poppy seeds, a little honey and a nearly irresistible outer crust of toasted sunflower seeds. More than a mouthful—this ain’t no bird feed.

B-8GR 1¼ lb handmade loaf $9.50 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

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pepPered bAcon farm

parmesan pepper heretic's loaf

We used to bake this on special occasions and we’d get so many orders we'd run out of bacon. It’s Farm Bread dough with Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Bacon and black pepper. Every bite has a bit of sourdough tang and a lot of the sweet, smoky meatiness of bacon, plus a little spice. I’m sure it makes great sandwiches, but I’ve never had a loaf around long enough to try.

B-BAC ¾ lb handmade loaf $13 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

My Italian friends would probably think this bread is heresy, but that’s their loss. It’s a natural for me because I love bread, parmesan and good black pepper. There’s a quarter pound of parmesan in every loaf, along with a load of cracked black peppercorns. Leaves your mouth pleasantly aroused from the heat of the pepper and salivating from the savory sweetness of the parmesan. It’s fantastic when toasted.

B-PEP 1¼ lb handmade loaf $16

new mexico green chile & cheddar

I love this bread: savory, lusty, delicious and dangerously close to addictive. Softly spicy, fire-roasted New Mexico green chiles and raw milk Nor'easter Cabot cheddar blended into the Bakehouse’s tangy Farm Bread.

Great on its own or as an accompaniment to dinner. It’s especially good if you give it about twenty minutes in a 325 degree oven before you break it open so it’s nice and steamy when you crack the crust.

B-CHI 1¼ lb handmade loaf $15 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

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jewish breadS, RYe & Beyond

Traditional Jewish rye bread is still an endangered American species. Eighteen years after we started baking them in Ann Arbor you'll still be hard pressed to find a loaf like them anywhere in the country. Believe it or not, most “rye bread” sold in America contains very little rye flour. These are different. These are breads like my grandparents ate in Eastern Europe: plenty of rye flour, a natural sour rye starter (not the usual canned shortcut) and lots of time to let the dough develop. They’re the breads I reach for to make a sandwich or to eat with cool butter and fresh oysters. A perfect pairing with corned beef.

"America's very best rye? No contest... It comes from Zingerman's Bakehouse." Saveur Jewish Rye B-RYE 1½ lb loaf $8.50 B-2K-RYE 2 kilo round $25 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

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Pumpernickel B-PUM 1½ lb loaf $8.50 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

Caraway Rye B-CAR 1½ lb loaf $8.50 B-2K-CAR 2 kilo round $25

Onion Rye B-ONI 1½ lb loaf $8.50 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

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bREAkfast breads

bakers' crown

Toast ain’t just toast when it’s made from Zingerman’s Bakehouse bread. To that end, here’s two of our most popular breakfast breads (good any time of day, of course, even if they’re not toasted). This colorful, printed gift box selection includes a loaf each of Cinnamon Raisin and 8-Grain 3-Seed Bread, a couple of Ginger Scones to sweeten the deal and a small jar each of Italian Honey and Preserves.

G-FES bread-fest box $45

This box is for all those classic bread lovers out there, the ones who turn up their noses at Cinnamon Raisin and think Chocolate Cherry is for the birds. The ones who fight for crust. For them, we offer three of our most hallowed peasant loaves, the ones our bakers consider their crowning achievements. The gift box includes a loaf each of Paesano, Farm Bread and Sourdough.

G-PEA peasant gift box $40

Bread-fest Gift Box

Rustic Peasant Loaves

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Zingerman’s claSsics

SIgnature speciaLties

Deli Deluxe Bread Box

Sweet & Spicy Bread Box

Our classic deli loaves. These are the breads we built our reputation on. Indulge a bread fanatic by sending our cartooned gift box of Jewish Rye, Farm Bread, Better Than San Francisco Sourdough and Pecan Raisin.

G-SAM-A deli deluxe $50

For a different kind of bread fanatic. A cartooned gift box stuffed to bursting with a loaf of Chocolate Sourdough, Cinnamon Raisin, Chile Cheddar and Peppered Bacon Farm Bread.

G-SAM-B sweet & spicy $65 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

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German inspired Dinkelbrot

One hundred percent spelt grain loaf made with loads of sunflower seeds. Dense, moist, delicious, different from most of the breads we bake whose origins tend to be French and Italian. It’s great for sandwiches. I’ve been devouring loaves with only some good butter and sometimes a toaster.

B-DNK 1½ lb loaf $12 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

breaD Board

Michigan Mitten Maple Cutting Board The company is 129 years old, from Michigan. The wood is from Michigan. The board is even shaped like Michigan (well, the lower peninsula–sorry U.P.!).

Made with durable slat construction from Michigan maple.

A great gift.

P-MIT 17 x 13 inches $85 FREE SHIPPING

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you'd be surprised

Portuguese Sardines

Tuna is our top-selling tinned seafood, but sardines aren't too far behind. It's surprising to me since sardines are not a big part of the popular food scene in America. One thing to know is there are actually dozens of different fish sold as sardines in the U.S. Most are either brislings from Norway or herring from the North Atlantic. While they aren't bad, they don't come close to the flavor of true pilchards like these. And unlike Norwegian sardines, these are never smoked, so the full flavor of the fish comes through. Four or five tender, perfect sardines, nested in a tin of olive oil. We offer standard (illustrated—our regular great sardine in a new box) or extra virgin olive oil, which has the effect of making the flavor more buttery, less metallic. In a way it's less fishy. To some folks who are used to a briny, edgy flavor these will come off as softer, rounder.

P-SAR 125 g classic (illus) $7

2 or more $5.50 each P-SEV 110 g extra virgin $10

2 or more $8 each

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the seafOod sauSage of pOrtugAl

Portuguese Tinned Squid

Three squids, cooked just till tender, the bodies stuffed with tentacles so they almost look like seafood sausages. Which is pretty much what they are.

A little smoky, a little sweet, you can open the tin, pop ‘em in your mouth as is, chop them into pieces for an appetizer, or add them to a little warm chickpea salad with cilantro. The packaging is outstanding, a great gift for a seafood fanatic or someone who gets giddy every time you say “tapas”.

P-SCA 110 g tin $12 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

sargASso’s Surprise Smoked Eel

I understand that the name may put you off.

Eels just don’t sound appetizing. But they are and they’re more luxurious than you could imagine. This tin has four flakingly tender eel fillets, lightly smoked. Milder than mackerel or sardines, they have a texture that reminds me of salmon crossed with sea bass. Amazing stuff, with the kind of out-of-fashion packaging that belies the high quality of fish within. Eat them on their own, forked out of the tin. Or top a green salad with a couple fillets, capers, Marash red pepper and lemon zest. An unparalleled late night snack.

P-EEL 105 g tin $18

tinned fish gold Berberechos

Galician cockles—berberechos, in Spanish—are tiny, coveted clams, hand shucked and tinned in simple brine.

The amount of handwork to get this done is extraordinary, and the care is evident as soon as you open the tin.

The placement of each clam, the wonderful sweet sea aroma and the flavor and texture—ocean sweet, meaty, tender and succulent—are clearly a labor of love.

This is the kind of tinned seafood that you find almost nowhere besides Spain where it's considered a delicacy.

It may take some time to wrap your head around that idea, or wrap your wallet around the price, but if you know someone who loves special fishes, this is definitely worth splurging on. Just open the tin and serve, like it's done at the best Barcelona tapas bars. No shells.

P-CLM 4 oz tin $35 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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Tinned Atlantic Mackerel Firm, perfect fillets of mackerel whose flavor is located somewhere between the sweetness of tuna and the richness of sardines. It’s rare to find tinned mackerel of this quality.

P-MAC 125 g tin in olive oil $7 P-MPI 90 g tin with piri piri red pepper spice $7

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the crown jewel Ortiz Bonito Tuna from Spain

Tuna is one of the most popular foods we sell. It may seem surprising because here in the U.S., tinned tuna is a low-end commodity usually sold in supermarkets. In Spain it’s at the complete opposite of the culinary spectrum. Tuna in tins, especially these from the fourth-generation family firm Ortiz, is one of the jewels in Spain's culinary crown. Ortiz's fish are all line caught—not netted— hand filleted at sea and quickly tinned in good olive oil. The olive oil is key. It adds flavor and makes the texture silky over time, unlike water, which tends to leach flavors from the fish. Kosher.

Bonito Loin

Yellowfin Loin

P-ORT 112 g $8

4 or more $6.50 each P-ORT-30 30 tin case $180

P-YLL 6 oz $18

2 or more $16 each

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Bonita Ventresca (Belly)

Yellowfin Ventresca (Belly)

P-TUN 110 g $22

2 or more $19 each

P-YVT

110 g $22 2 or more $19 each

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roman umami Garum Colatura

The liquid that drips off the chestnut barrels of traditionally cured anchovies. Drop by drop this elixir is captured, bottled and saved.

Made much the same way it was 2,000 years ago, it’s still used as a quick way to give great anchovy flavor to a dish without having to fillet, soak and chop the fish. Just add it to your dish before or after cooking.

P-COL 100 ml, about 12 servings $16 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

simple service Rizzoli Olive Oil Packed Anchovies Rizzoli is a fifth-generation firm in Parma, Italy that buys anchovies in the spring, when they're fattest. They're caught in traditional net circles which keeps them from being bruised. The attention Rizzoli gives to the entire process is clear when you see their tin. It's a gorgeous gold box that looks like a jewel case more than a fish tin. These are not the putrid little fish you find scattered on pizza. Rizzoli's anchovies are consistently plump, meaty, never mealy, with the clear, crisp, deep flavor of the sea. Toast some Farm Bread, rub a raw clove of garlic across the surface, then lay a couple of these on top. One tin contains about ten cleaned fillets, ready for eating. Save the oil and use it in salad dressing.

P-OPA 80 g tin, about 10 fillets $14

2 or more $12 ea

Anchovy Stuffed Peppers Almost as hard to find, similarly shaped and nearly as expensive as truffles. Anchovies and capers stuffed into slightly spicy cherry peppers. The layers of flavors unfold on your tongue. Sweetness at first, then mild heat, all enhanced by the suave saltiness of anchovies.

P-AUP 180 g, 8 peppers $32 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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Bachelor's Anchovy All the great flavor without the commitment, a bachelor's anchovy dream. Two boxes of five anchovies each, fished from the Galician Sea. Perfect on top of a midnight egg-salad sandwich.

P-ACH 50 g $11 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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Right under our nOses

snob deflector

The peanut butter that's become a legend. We found this one nearly next door, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Jeff Koeze sources incredible Virginia peanuts, brings them up north in one ton sacks, then blanches them to remove the skins and keep them from going rancid (a common flaw in a lot of natural peanut butters). He roasts them in vintage coffee roasters, grinds them smooth, then adds a bit of salt. The result is not an air whipped, sugar filled concoction but a natural, intense, velvety, mouthwatering sensation. Get a couple jars, quick. Or maybe a case.

P-BUT 17 oz jar smooth $9.50

2 or more $8 each

Big, fat, perfectly roasted Virginia runner peanuts. I’ll go out on a limb and say they’re my favorite nut ever.

(When you’re in town, stop by our Roadhouse and try our donut sundae dessert, where the salted nuts are featured to great effect.) The butter toasted are like peanut crack—watch out or you may form a life-altering addiction. Roasted just for us by the folks at Virginia Diner in Wakefield, Virginia.

P-VDP salted 10 oz $7.50

2 or more $6 each P-UOM salted U of M branded 10 oz $8

2 or more $7 each P-NUT butter toasted 10 oz $7.50 2 or more $6 each

Zingerman’s Virginia Peanuts

Koeze Cream-Nut Peanut Butter

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P-CRU

16½ oz jar crunchy $9.50 2 or more $8 each

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stones, not stEel

Macroom Irish Oatmeal

spain's NationAl nut

Marcona Almonds

About ten times more flavorful than the California almonds we’re used to. These are the nuts you'll find in tapas bars across Spain, served at the start of meals, the end of meals or during a bout of afternoon sherry sipping.

P-MLM 4 oz bag $8

2 or more $7 each

case of 8 $45

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Eating this for the first time is like taking your first promenade in Paris, France, when all you’ve known is Paris, Texas: you realize just how good oatmeal can be. The Walton family has been milling oats in Ireland since the 1700s, and they still use old stone wheels, which I think leave the oats better tasting than steel-cut. The result is a coarse meal that has its natural oils still intact, making the meal darker than other oatmeal. Facts aside, the most important thing is the way it tastes, extremely good.

P-OAT 2 lb $13 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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beautiful BalAnce

Why we carry only one brand of balsamic The Balsamic Vinegars of La Vecchia Dispensa

While we carry different vinegars and olive oils from different farms and acetaias we only carry one family's everyday balsamic: La Vecchia Dispensa. Working just off the historic square in the center of the old town of Castelvetro, southwest of Modena, Italy, Roberta Pelloni and her husband Marino Tintori make a range of outstanding balsamics. And while I've probably tasted another fifty balsamics since we started carrying theirs a decade and a half ago none have come close in terms of balance and flavor. Although Americans tend to gravitate toward sweet caramel-flavored balsamics, Marino is quick to emphasize “the key to great Balsamico is balance.” Exaggerating sweetness is an easy way to enhance appeal and reduce the need for proper blending and aging. You might not notice it at first, but after many uses overly sweet balsamics get kind of dull. Not so with Vecchia Dispensa. They have a legion of followers who return to them again and again.

A staff and customer favorite, their 10 year aged balsamic is the most intensely flavored balsamic of its age I’ve ever tried. Its complexity, with rich flavors of oak, blackberry and dark fruit, is partly due to aging in very small batches. That allows more evaporation and contact with the barrel—both of which contribute to more intense flavors. Although aged for only 25 percent longer than the 8 year balsamic, the intensity of flavor is almost double. As you move up the age range—to 16 year and 30 year—the liquor thickens, the sweetness enhances, the carmelization takes you on a wild ride of flavor.

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V-8YR 250 ml bottle $25

V-16Y 250 ml bottle $45

10 Year Aged

30 Year Aged

V-10Y 250 ml bottle $35

V-30Y 100 ml bottle $50

4 bottle sampler V-VBT 4 x ¼ oz each $30

Oak Barrel of 16 Year Aged V-BAR-16 1 liter $400

calAbrian atTack Wild Artichokes in Olive Oil

About the size of an acorn, they’re bottled with olive oil, wine vinegar, salt, black pepper and a little bit of red chili pepper. Throw a couple in a pasta dish. Add them to salads. Or follow your heart, open the jar and just eat 'em straight up.

P-ART 175 g jar, about 30 artichokes $25 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

Sun Spread Artichoke Cream

A sun-bright spread of artichokes, whipped with extra virgin olive oil till pudding light, tarted up with a dash of vinegar and herbs. On grilled Farm bread, as a vegetable dip, in a sauce, it'll seduce its way into many meals.

P-ARC 185 g jar $16

Arbequina Olives Tiny, nut-brown, handpicked olives from Catalonia.

P-ABQ 12 oz jar $10 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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Sicilian Sun Dried Tomatoes Small and sweet, dried for days in the hot sun.

P-PAC 290 g jar $25 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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give The GRandEst The Ultimate Basket

Unequaled food glory. Includes an assortment of four different Zingerman’s Brownies, Molasses Ginger Jump-Up Cookie, Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, Zingerman’s Nor'easter Cabot Cheddar, La Quercia's Borsellino Salami, Zingerman’s Coffee, Zingerman’s Peanut Brittle, Garden of Eatin' Blue Corn Chips, Salsa, Dufflet Chocolate Crackle, Rustic Bakery Olive Oil and Sea Salt Flatbreads, Ginger Chimes Candies, Destrooper Belgian Butter Cookies, Mediterranean Olives, Spanish Marcona Almonds, Smooch Lion All Natural Gummies, Zingerman’s Spiced Pecans and a Zzang!® Handmade Candy Bar. G-ULT ultimate basket $200 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

italian tour

A Tuscan’s Treat

Includes Zingerman’s Paesano Bread, Zingerman’s Travel Oil, Vecchia Dispensa’s Aged Balsamic Vinegar, Taralli Olive Oil Crackers, Antonio Mattei’s Original Tuscan Biscotti, Italian Slow Dried Pasta, Italian Tomato Sauce from Il Mongetto, Leccino Black Olives, Chocolate Hazelnut Gianduja from Piedmont and a hand cut, hand wrapped wedge of Farmhouse Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

G-TUS italian gift basket $150 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

A baker’S basKEt

Almost as Good as Grandma’s Gift Basket

This is one of our most popular baskets, a selection of some of the baked goods made by Zingerman’s Bakehouse presented in a wooden box emblazoned with the Zingerman’s name.

DELUXE (illustrated) Cinnamon Raisin Bread, Zingerman’s Magic Brownie and Black Magic Brownie, Dried Currant Scone and Lemon Scone, Funky Chunky Chocolate Cookie, Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, Triple Chocolate Cookie, Ginger Jump-Up Cookie, Italian Honey and English Preserves.

G-GRA-1 deluxe $75

ULTIMATE doubles of all the pastries plus a loaf each of Cinnamon Raisin and Chocolate Sourdough breads.

G-GRA-2 ultimate $130 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

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built to impreSs Pastry Dreambox If you want to knock someone’s socks off this is the gift to do it. It’s a big foot and a half long pine crate (illustrated) stuffed to bursting with our incredible nosher-sized Sourcream Coffeecake, two Currant Scones, a Magic Brownie, a Dulce de Leche Buenos Aires Brownie and a Pecan Blondie, a Ginger Jump-Up Cookie, a Big Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, a Vanilla Cosmic Cake, Mandelbread Jewish Biscotti, Northwestern Wildflower Honey and six handmade, crispy Palmiers.

G-DRE pastry dreambox, serves 14-16 $150 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

"Delicious!" Neil, Indianapolis, IN

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for a few foOd Lovers

Big, beautiful cartooned gift box with Dulce de Leche Buenos Aires and Magic Brownies, a Pecan Blondie, Oatmeal Raisin and Ginger Molasses Jump-Up Cookies, a Ginger Scone, a Currant Scone, a six pack of all butter Palmiers, our nosher-sized Hot Cocoa Coffeecake and a Vanilla Cosmic Cake.

G-BNZ bakehouse bonanza, serves 10-12 $90

Our cartooned gift box includes a mini Sourcream Coffeecake, Walnut-Studded Magic Brownie, Ginger Molasses Jump-Up Cookie, Currant Scone, Vanilla Cosmic Cake, plus a pouch of six handmade, crispy, all butter Palmiers.

G-ZBS pastry sampler, serves 6-8 $45

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Pastry Sampler

Baked Goods Bonanza

greAt Snacks right Out of the basket The Snackboard Gift Basket This has always been our most popular gift basket. No heating, no cooking, just eating required.

SMALL Zingerman’s Farm Bread, Zingerman’s Nor'easter Cabot Cheddar, John Macy’s Cheesesticks, Garden of Eatin’ Tortilla Chips, Premium Salsa, Fruit Preserves and a Ca$hew Cow™ Candy Bar. G-SNA-S small $85

LARGE All the foods from the small and medium plus Zingerman's Peanut Brittle, Zingerman’s Virginia Peanuts and a Ginger Jump-Up Molasses Cookie.

G-SNA-L large $150 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

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DELUXE (illustrated)

MEDIUM

Everything in the other three sizes plus a box of Dufflet Chocolate Crackle, Mediterranean Olives and Zingerman's Spiced Pecans.

G-SNA-D deluxe $175

All the food from the small plus La Quercia's Borsellino Salami, Miller’s Damsels Crackers and a Magic Brownie.

G-SNA-M medium $125

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expecting Mom-To-Be Gift Box

Built for cravings of different latitudes. Our cartoon gift box includes Dulce de Leche Caramel Cream, Rick's Picks People's Pickles, John Macy's Cheese Sticks, Zingerman's Spiced Pecans, Spanish Olive Oil Tortas, Vosges Black Sea Salt Caramel bar, Ginger Chimes candies, Black Magic Brownie, Currant scone and a Mini Sourcream Coffeecake.

G-M2B mom-to-be $100 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

brand new baby or two

Zingerman’s Midnight Feeding Box

Gift Card Any amount for any situation, mailed or electronic.

G-GIF mailed for free E-GIF emailed instantly

What scares the living daylights out of some people just happened to friends of yours.

They had a baby. They don’t sleep. How on earth do they eat? Very well, if they’re lucky enough to have friends who send this. The Midnight Feeding Gift Box is filled with a mini Sourcream Coffeecake, a mini Hot Cocoa Cake, two Black Magic Brownies, Zingerman’s Nor'easter Cabot Cheddar, La Quercia's Borsellino Salami, a Chocolate and Nougat Cigar, Dulce de Leche Caramel Cream, John Macy’s Cheesesticks and a darn cute Zingerman's bib. (Available without bib for any adults in need of midnight feedings.)

G-BBY midnight feeding gift box $125 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

in sympathy Bereavement Gift Box

Whenever someone loses a loved one, their house is usually besieged by grand floral arrangements. I usually send food, though, and often find it’s really appreciated—especially when they can enjoy the foods right out of the box. Here’s a great, not too perishable gift of a nosher-sized Zingerman’s Sourcream Coffeecake, a dozen assorted Brownie Bites, our Nor'easter Cabot Cheddar, La Quercia's Borsellino Salami, John Macy’s Cheesesticks, Zingerman’s Virginia Peanuts, Spanish Chocolate Figs and a bag of Zingerman’s Coffee, ground. It’s packed with class in our oval wooden crate with Zingerman’s printed on the lid. Need it there tomorrow? Call us. Not sending in sympathy? No problem, we can remove the identifying sticker.

G-BER bereavement gift box $125 G-BER-NL without sticker $125 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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"I use Zingerman’s any time I want to impress my clients, friends or even myself." Linda, Fairfax, Virginia

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happy birthday

thank you

Birthday Cake

Rustic Retreat Dinner Gift Box

Dense chocolate ganache inside, chocolate fondant frosting outside and a large fondant bow on top to tie it all together, so to speak. A stellar presentation with flavor that lives up to the style. Ships frozen.

A-ZBC b-day cake, 2¼ lbs, serves 6-10 $125

A “thank you” that’s not a cliché. This gift boxed set includes Italian Pasta and Il Mongetto Tomato Sauce, our Paesano Bread, hand cut Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese, Rum Truffles and Chocolate Hazelnut Gianduja from the Piedmont.

G-DIN rustic retreat gift box $75

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Save a student The Munchies Collection

Ann Arbor Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Smooch Lion all natural Gummis, Zingerman's Virginia Peanuts, John Macy's Cheesesticks, Zzang!® Handmade Candy Bar and a Zingerman’s Magic Brownie. Gift boxed.

G-MUN munchies $50 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

foOd nurse Get Well Gift Box

Gift boxed nosher-sized Sourcream Coffeecake, John Macy’s Cheesesticks, Earl Grey Tea, Zingerman's Peanut Brittle, Ginger Chimes candies, two thick, walnut-studded Magic Brownies and a loaf of Chocolate Sourdough.

G-GWG get well gift box $90 G-GWG-NL without sticker $90 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

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"Now that's a sandwich!"

Michael Ivins, The Flaming Lips

legendary Reuben Sandwich Kits The perfect sandwich by mail. If you know someone who loves real deli fare, sending this gift will cement your status as the most clever, generous friend they have. Some assembly is required, but considering it has been known to make grown men weep in appreciation, we think it’s worth it.

FOUR STYLES Corned Beef Reuben G-SHE serves 8 $200 G-SHE-2 serves 3-4 $135 Pastrami Brooklyn Reuben G-BIN serves 8 $200 G-BIN-2 serves 3-4 $135 Turkey Georgia Reuben* G-GEO serves 8 $200 G-GEO-2 serves 3-4 $135 * Cooked in peanut oil

Jon & Amy's Corned Beef & Pastrami Double Dip G-JJA serves 8 $200

INCLUDED Jewish Rye (Pumpernickel in Brooklyn Reuben) Meat Fixins Sauerkraut Emmentaler Swiss Redskin Potato Salad Coleslaw Russian Dressing Garlicky Pickles Magic & Black Magic Brownies Professional Deli Instructions

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Corned Beef, a la carte Our award-winning corned beef, by the pound.

M-LCB 1 lb, sliced $25 M-LCB-W whole raw, 6-8 lbs

serves 10 $80 SHIPS ONE BUSINESS DAY OVERNIGHT

meatsplosion

Zingerman’s Big Box of Deli Meat When I’m away from Ann Arbor for more than a few days I start to miss Zingerman’s food. Coffee and bread first, then more subtle longings surface. Like cured and cooked meats. This is a collection of my favorites from our deli case. Just set out some cheese, vegetables, bread and some sliced meats for a satisfying feast. Our Zingerman's shopping bag includes a pound each of Pastrami, our Classic Black Angus Lean Corned Beef, Broadbent Breakfast Sausage, Usinger’s Smoked Liverwurst, Nueske's Applewood Smoked Bacon, plus La Quercia's Iowa White Cured Pork Spread and Borsellino Salami. Over six pounds of cured cow and hog, rounded out with a loaf of Bacon Peppered Farm Bread. Requires a strong will not to overdo it. In case of excess, we’ll throw in some Alka Seltzer®. Everything freezes splendidly.

G-BBM big box of meat $200 FREE SHIPPING

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Exalted pie Toasted Pecan Pie

Our most popular pie is baked at Zingerman’s in a flaky allbutter crust and feature loads of toasted nuts and natural brown sugar. Pecan pie is the one of Southern cooking’s best diplomats. It’s hard to find folks who won’t dig into a slice placed in front of them. That said, there are good pecan pies and there are great ones. The better versions take care with the details. Real butter in the crust. Great brown sugar—ours is organic and natural, from Mauritius—for the filling. Loads of toasted pecans. Our pie bakers stuff in so many pecans—whose flavor really comes forward when toasted—that there’s barely enough room to fit them in, let alone any of the caramelly brownsugar custard. Zingerman's pecan pie has a warm, balanced flavor that's never too sweet. Serves 8-12.

A-PEC pecan, in cartoon box $45 G-PEC pecan, in wooden crate $50 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

A Southern tradition has a new home Chocolate Chess Pie

This is one of those foods that all the Southerners who are reading this will totally understand and the rest of us will say, “What?” Let me help fill you in. Chocolate chess is a traditional chocolate custard pie. Think of really great chocolate pudding all wrapped up in a crispy butter crust, and you’re almost there. We don’t skimp on the chocolate part—it’s all Mindo dark chocolate, made locally in Dexter, Michigan. What about the “chess” part? It’s not an ingredient, and there are lots of apocryphal stories behind the name. Personally I like the tale where, when asked what kind of pie was served, the cook said, “It’s just pie” and pronounced the “just” with a sweet enough accent that it sounded like “chess.” Serves 8-12.

A-CHS chocolate chess pie, cartoon gift box $45 G-CHS chocolate chess pie, wooden crate $50 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

pretTy goOd loOkin'

Cranberry Walnut Pie

When the holidays arrive, cranberry walnut pies creep out of Ann Arbor and make their way across America.

They’re our top sellers, for good reason. Brown sugar custard, made with real butter, vanilla and Mauritian brown sugar, is mixed with a generous amount of toasted walnuts and tawny cranberries inside an all butter crust.

Nutty, sweet, rich and just a little tart, it’s as beautiful as it is addictive. Cradled in a re-useable embossed metal tin, serves 8-12.

A-CRA cranberry walnut pie, cartoon gift box $45 G-CRA cranberry walnut pie, wooden crate $50 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

Bite Size

Magic Brownie Bites Zingerman’s legendary Magic Brownies— with and without toasted walnuts—carved down to a quarter of their original size. Each is all natural, baked with real butter, cane sugar and dark Belgian chocolate.

G-MBB 20 assorted brownie bites $36 G-M50 50 bites in wooden crate $100 G-M100 100 bites in wooden crate $175 G-M200 200 bites in wooden crate $325 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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monthLy foOd clubs The gifts that keep coming.

Give a subscription to great tasting, traditional food.

1) Big appetite required.

2) Guaranteed to taste fabulous.

3) Gastronomes young, old, experienced or not—all are welcome.

4) Free shipping and handling. $10 extra per shipment for orders shipping to Alaska or Hawaii.

5) First shipment arrives on the day you desire. Future shipments arrive every 4 weeks (except Culinary Adventure Society, which has pre-scheduled arrival dates).

“I salivate for Zingerman's.”

Drew Barrymore

it's betTer with bacon When Pigs Fly: American Bacon Club

Six to date. That’s how many vegetarians I know who’ve fallen off the bandwagon thanks to bacon. I’m not using that as a proposal for torturing anyone. I’m just saying any food that’s so good it can break a strong will has to be worth trying. We’ll ship to the lucky recipient from October to April, just in time for weekend frying.

Each shipment contains bacon stories, histories, recipes and great bacon.

– BACON CLUB – Three Months

G-BAC-3 $99 Applewood Smoked Kentucky Dry Cured Arkansas Peppered

Six Months

G-BAC-6 $189 Previous Bacons plus Virginia Dry Cured Tennessee Dry Cured Balinese Long Pepper

Quarterly Club

G-BHF-4 $189 Four shipments Each contains 2 packages of bacon Sent every 3 months

BONUS! Bacon refrigerator magnet

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Chef Michael Symon chose this as The Best Thing I Ever Ate on the TV Food Network

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DOUBLE BONUS! Guide to Good Bacon Booklet

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somethinG nEw evEry monTH The Food Explorer's Club

The Food Explorer's Club is the cousin to Zingerman’s Culinary Adventure Society, the once-every-threemonths dive into our latest food finds. Where the Society features upwards of ten items each shipment, Explorer's highlights just one or two. A brand new find. It may be an old food just discovered. Or a new one just born. Either way, it will be something that will be like electricity to a curious cook or food lover. We’ll include information on who made it and how to use it. The value of each installment may be more or less than the average, but we promise that over the course of every three months you’ll more than get your money’s—and tastebud’s—worth.

– FOOD EXPLORER'S CLUB – G-EXP-3 3 monthly installments $125

G-EXP-6 6 monthly installments $240

G-EXP-12 12 monthly installments $475

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Recently these club members got to experience • Ambrosia from the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria • Fideuá squid ink pasta from Spain • Stagberry salami from Indiana • Maffé Western African sauce by way of North Carolina

FREE SHIPPING ON EACH

Zingerman's premier Club Culinary Adventure Society The right gift for that friend or client who thinks they're the Indiana Jones of the culinary world. No rolling boulders here, but four times a year we’ll send a big box of eight to ten food surprises. Based on our most up to date food research and travel, perhaps they’ll taste olio nuovo, a coveted bottle of great olive oil, just pressed. Maybe a cheese from one of America’s small dairies so regional it rarely leaves its neighborhood.

Or maybe the latest invention from Zingerman’s Bakehouse, only available in Ann Arbor. All foods in the Culinary Adventure Society will be exclusively selected for its members. We’ll include a collection of writing on each food's history and culture plus recipes for their use. Bonus: free, autographed copy of Zingerman’s Guide to Good Eating book with the first shipment. It’s guaranteed to impress and put its recipient on the cutting edge of taste-bud territory.

WinNer of TV FoOd Network FOod Club Award!

– CULINARY ADVENTURES SOCIETY– 1 Time G-1-Z $175

2 Times G-2-Z $325

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4 Times (year) G-4-Z $600

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– BREAD CLUB – Three Month Bread Memberships 1 loaf per month 2 loaves per month

FOR THE love OF THE LOAF Bread of the Month Club

Our bread is magical. When you walk into Zingerman’s Delicatessen it’s the first thing you see. It’s what you smell. You can’t resist when you’re invited to taste. If you’re worried that someone will think you’re a little crazy for sending bread through the mail, it may reassure you to know that you’re not alone. We send thousands of loaves to bread lovers nationwide. It’s considered by many to be some of the finest bread made anywhere. A real treat.

G-1-3 $69

G-2-3 $99

Roadhouse Bread

Roadhouse & Sourdough

Paesano

Chile Cheddar & Paesano

Chocolate Sourdough

Chocolate Sourdough & Farm Bread

Six Month Memberships 1 loaf per month

2 loaves per month

G-1-6 $135

G-2-6 $199

Roadhouse Bread Paesano Chocolate Sourdough Farm Bread Better Than San Francisco Sourdough Jewish Rye

Roadhouse & Sourdough Chile Cheddar & Paesano Chocolate Sourdough & Farm Bread Parmesan Pepper & Jewish Rye 8-Grain 3-Seed & Cinnamon Raisin Pecan Raisin & French Mountain Bread

FREE SHIPPING "Some women are thrilled to get a box from Tiffany, others from Neiman Marcus, but for me one of the most thrilling things I can imagine is a box of breads from Zingerman's." Carol Field author of The Italian Baker

toTAlL y baked Bakers Club With this club you’ll find a new collection of all-natural, handmade pastries from Zingerman’s Bakehouse on your porch every month. From classic brownies to exotic, amazing rugelach. We still bake the old fashioned way, with fresh eggs, full-fat butter and real vanilla. You really can taste the difference.

– BAKER’S CLUB – Three Month Membership

Six Month Membership

G-P-3 $99 Four assorted Brownies One pound gift box of Rugelach Gift boxed tin of 10 Cinnamon Rolls

G-P-6 $199 Previous three installments plus Four assorted Scones Four assorted Mini Coffeecakes Gift box of one dozen Macaroons

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continuous cake, a great corporate gift

– COFFEECAKE CLUB – Three Months G-C-3 $120 Sourcream Wild Blueberry Hot Cocoa

Monthly Coffeecake Club

Our coffeecakes aren’t built on any secrets. They’re also not built from too much sugar, shortening or other shortcuts that mar the flavor of many “gourmet” pastries. These are a product of great ingredients and a lot of tender care. Their honest flavor is easy to enjoy and kind of addictive. They’re our most popular gift. This club is a great way to give someone a chance to enjoy many of our nosher-sized coffeecakes, one per month. Just as they start to miss what they finished a fresh one arrives.

Your succulent sentiments will be hard to forget. A gift subscription makes a great professional present. Each nosher cake serves 5-7.

Six Months

G-C-6 $230 Previous three plus Gingerbread Tea Cake Lemon Poppyseed

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“I get my coffeecake from Zingerman’s” Mario Batali

The moSt dAngerOus foOD club In aMerIcA

Forbidden Foods Club A monthly subscription to diet-busting, allergy-inducing, religious-lawbreaking foods.

– FORBIDDEN FOODS CLUB –

First 3 Months

Next 3 months

Kosher Katastrof

Vegan Villains

Broadbent Sausage Arkansas Peppered Bacon Mo's Bacon Bar

Spencer's Irish Style Bacon Nor'easter Vermont Cheddar Portuguese Sardines

Lactose Intolerance

Hypertensive Episode

G-FFC-3 $175

G-FFC-6 $325

Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese Farmhouse Gouda Cheese Great Lakes Cheshire Cheese

Sea-salt Topped Pecan Blondie Celtic Sea Salt Caramels Salt-cured Salami

High Fat Holiday

Know Carbs

Buenos Aires Dulce de Leche Brownie Rabitos Chocolate Covered Figs Manchester Double Cream Cheese

Paesano Bread Farm Bread 3 Pound Round Ginger Jump-Up Molasses Cookie

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send them to the olive groves Zingerman’s Estate Olive Oil Club

In Ann Arbor, folks line up to attend our olive oil tasting evenings. Here’s a chance to get someone in on the action. Each shipment contains a half-liter bottle of great olive oil and plenty of research on how the oil was made and suggestions for using it in the kitchen. Bonus: first shipment includes a handmade ceramic terraced dipping dish and a keepsake Z Clubs folder to hold the copious notes we include in each box.

Chosen As Best Overall Food Club, Wall Street Journal

– ESTATE OLIVE OIL CLUB – Two Months G-OCC-2 $125

Four Months G-OCC-4 $200

Six Months G-OCC-6 $290

Terraced Ceramic Dipping Dish, plus

The previous two oils, plus

The previous four oils, plus

Marina Colonna’s Oil from the Molise

La Spineta from the Pellegrino family in Puglia

Roi from the Boeri family in Liguria

Elvio Olave’s Frantoio Oil from Chile

OLV Olive Oil from Spain

Yellingbo from the Meltzer family in Australia

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the answer is red and white Zingerman’s Artisan Vinegar Club Red, white and balsamic—what other kinds of vinegars are there? Loads.

Join this club and learn the nuances of real apple cider vinegar, banana vinegar and the complex solera system that ages Spain’s famed sherry. This monthly club features some of our most revered vinegars. Some have been made the same way for a thousand years. Some for less than twenty. Most of them we import ourselves so they’re not easy to find anywhere, making this a great gift for any serious cook—or wine fan.

– ARTISAN VINEGAR CLUB – First Three Months

G-V-3 3 month $99

Month 1 8 Year Balsamic Modena, Italy

Month 2 Txakoli Vinegar Orduña, Spain

Month 3 Cider Vinegar Quebec, Canada

Month 4 Banana Vinegar San Raphael, Mexico

Month 5 Vermouth Vinegar Mollerussa, Spain

Month 6 Sherry Vinegar Jerez, Spain

FREE SHIPPING

Next Three Months

G-V-6 6 month $189 FREE SHIPPING

BONUS! Comes with recipes, stories and history of vinegar with each installment.

DOUBLE BONUS! Handy vinaigrette recipe magnet!

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– ARTISAN CHEESE CLUB – First Three Months

Next Three Months

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Italy

Switzerland

Cave Aged Taleggio Parmigiano-Reggiano Fontina Val d’Aosta

L’Étivaz Antique Gruyère Extra Aged Emmental

Zingerman’s Artisan Monthly Cheese Club

France

USA

Zingerman’s Cheese Club is a chance for you to let someone you know “visit” some of the most incredible dairies and aging caves in Europe and America. Each month we’ll hand cut, wrap and assemble a box of three choice cheeses (over a pound and a half) and include loads of detailed notes describing where the cheeses are from, how they’re made and how to serve them. We focus each shipment on a specific country and their most beloved cheeses. At the end the recipient will have a cheese education that's hard to find these days, including a deep understanding of cheesemaking styles and how to serve and pair the cheese.

Ossau French Mountain Cheese Camembert Fort St. Antoine Comté

Great Lakes Cheshire Bayley Hazen Blue Pleasant Ridge Reserve

Spain

Britain

G-CHE-3 $200

“The country’s best source of artisan cheeses.”

Corby Kummer, The Atlantic

tour de cheEsE

Farmhouse Mahón Aged Manchego Aged Zamorano

G-CHE-6 $390

Raw Milk Stilton Montgomery’s Farmhouse Cheddar Kirkham’s Lancashire

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the big revival American Cheese Club

Twenty years ago you could count the number of great American cheeses on two hands. Maybe that’s exaggerating, but not by much. Back then, being a smallscale cheesemaker was like being a beekeeper—a strange hobby with little reward or recognition. Half the cheesemakers crafted nearly identical tiny wheels of goat’s milk cheese, which, given that we had no American goat cheese tradition to speak of, cheese shops insisted on calling chèvre, the French word for goat. If you went into any serious cheese shop in America in 1994, chances are the only American cheeses you found were chèvres and cheddars. Have things ever changed. This monthly club celebrates some of our favorite cheesemakers.

While their cheeses may not be traditional in the European sense of having been made the same way for over a century, they’re all made by hand, using traditional methods, often with milk from the herd they milk themselves, something fewer and fewer European makers can claim.

Included in Every Shipment: Profiles of the Makers, Serving Tips, 2 cheeses totaling over one pound.

– AMERICAN CHEESE CLUB– Month 1 British Influence Great Lakes Cheshire Cabot Clothbound Cheddar

Month 3 The Blues Bayley Hazen Dunbarton Blue

Month 2 Table Cheeses Landaff Bellwether Carmody

Month 4 Wisconsin Pleasant Ridge Reserve Marieke Gouda

G-AMC 4 installments $225 FREE SHIPPING

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meEting maGic Breakfast Box

Gift box includes three Currant and three Cheddar Herb Scones, our nosher-sized Sourcream Coffeecake, a few small jars of British Preserves and our High Flyer Coffee ground for drip.

Serves 10-12.

G-BKF breakfast box $75

We specialize in custom gifts from one to one thousand.

Call our concierges at the corporate gift hotline,

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corpOrateLy giftable

Willow McGrain’s Shortbread from South Carolina Willow McGrain’s family has made shortbread for over a hundred years. It’s the kind of classic, buttery, toasty, crispy cookie you’d expect to find at high tea in Scotland. Think of what it could do for late afternoons in the office. Fifty individual pieces make it easy to share. Comes in a nice, fire engine red tin.

P-SHN 50 piece shortbread tin $75 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

smalL batch britTle Zingerman's Peanut Brittle

Candyman Charlie Frank isn’t reinventing the wheel, just making it more delicious. This creation from his candy kitchen is a flavorcharged upgrade of classic peanut brittle. Jumbo Runner peanuts just like boulders in a shiny, golden, crisp candy sea. The texture looks silky but shatters with each bite. To achieve this consistency Charlie makes small batches by hand with a watchful eye. This is stove-top brittle, not factory gristle, with butterscotch brown flavor, sharp, crackly texture and a savory finish of roasted peanut.

P-BRT 12 oz gift box $19 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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Palmier Gift Box You might call them Elephant Ears, we call ‘em palmiers. Whatever you call them, they’re delicious. Made with lots of fresh butter, sugar and a bit of flour, this traditional puff pastry cookie has legions of fans here in Ann Arbor. Now we’re sharing them with the rest of the country. Makes a great gift or treat at your next book club. Very addictive so don’t order any for yourself. You’ll be hooked.

P-PAL 18 palmiers, gift boxed $25 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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best brunch Ever Holiday Brunch Box

Want to be the greatest house guest ever? A colossal collection, including: a mini Zingerman’s Sourcream Coffeecake and a mini Hot Cocoa Coffeecake, a tin of ten Cinnamon Rolls, 3 of our Handmade Scones, Farrell Fruit Preserves, Varietal Honey, Vosges Bacon Chocolate Chip Pancake Mix, real Maple Syrup, a pound of Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Bacon and a pound of Broadbent Sausage, a loaf each of Cinnamon Raisin and 8-Grain 3-Seed Bread, a small Zingerman’s Stollen, Stone Ground Irish Oatmeal, a bag of freshly roasted Zingerman’s Coffee, Earl Grey Tea and Spanish Hot Cocoa.

It’s a regular Zingerman’s tradition, sure to cement everyone’s currently shaky understanding that you are the world’s greatest forethinker. Serves 12-15, easily.

G-CHR holiday brunch box $325 FREE SHIPPING

BiscotTi as Italy intended Antonio Mattei Almond Biscotti

These are the original biscotti, sweets that Tuscans have been eating for over one hundred and fifty years, long before every cafe in the continental US decided to offer overly dry, chocolate-dipped versions. Try 'em for yourself.

P-BIS 250 g bag $15 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

stealthy Zingerman's Spiced Pecans Pecans toasted with butter, lots of freshly ground Tellicherry black pepper, Jamaican allspice, ground ginger, cloves and more. The nuts cluster together in little caramelly-spicy handfuls, making it way too easy to eat too many. I recommend two: a bag for eating and a gift tin (illustrated) for those times when a quick host present comes in handy.

P-PCN 12 oz gift tin $25 P-S-PCN 5 oz letterpress bag $10

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Cranberry Pecan Bread Holiday only! Loaded with dried cranberries and toasted pecans, this loaf is the kissing cousin to our extremely popular Pecan Raisin Bread (p. 23). It's final days of sale are upon us, it won't be back till fall 2014. Dense, chewy and crunchy, cranberry pecan has a tart tang that’s very enjoyable. It's also one of those rare breads you can serve at any meal, including dessert. It’s especially delicious served with fresh cheese—a flaky young goat cheese or cloud-fresh ricotta.

B-CRA 1¼ lb loaf $16 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

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GlOrious ItalIAn gum Drops Fruit Jellies from Northern Italy

Texturally, the candies are a cross between a pâte de fruit and a gumdrop, giving you something to chew on. Amarena (sour cherry), limone (lemon), cedro (citron), lampone (raspberry), fragola (strawberry) and arancia (orange). The berry flavors taste like ripe fruits that have just been put in the jam jar, citrus flavors remind me of warm, sugared candied peels.

P-JEL 18-20 piece jar $15 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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carameL knowledge Béquet Caramels from Montana

Robin Béquet says, "There are a great many products easier to make than caramel. In the blink of an eye you can go from potential greatness to complete disaster.” That's the voice of experience talking. In the last decade, in going from a home kitchen operation to an award-winning caramel maker, Robin has had a lot of experimental disasters. But we get to taste the benefits of her hard lessons. Her caramels are widely recognized as some of the best in the country. This silver, ribboned gift box is filled with two of our favorite types: sea salt and chipotle pepper. Caramel fans, don’t miss out.

P-PEQ 11 oz ribboned box $35 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

italy's intenSe ice Cream

Zingerman’s Creamery Gelato

Thick, creamy, elegant, luscious. Eating gelato is an event, a special occasion that borders on a religious experience for ice cream connoisseurs.

At Zingerman’s Creamery, our gelato maker, Josh, mixes fresh milk from Calder Dairy—one of the last farmstead dairies in Michigan—with organic Demerara sugar and an array of other good ingredients to churn out this Italian-style ice cream with direct, intense flavors. Made in small batches, shipped direct from the Creamery. Flavors include: Vanilla, Dark Chocolate, Mint Chocolate Chip, Dulce de Leche, Peanut Butter, Raspberry Sorbet.

G-GEL six 12 ounce containers $110 G-GEL-KIT six gelati, plus cups, spoons, napkins $115 FREE SHIPPING

sweEt LovEs Savory Sweet & Savory Gift Box

A dialectic on love, in edible form. There's time for hours of debate and compromise as the gift recipient works through this gift box, including: La Quercia's Borsellino Salami, Mo's Bacon Chocolate Bar, Chocolate Covered Spanish Figs, Dutch Gouda, Dulce de Leche Alfajor Cookie, Sea Salt-topped Blondie, Spanish Olive Oil Elephant Ear Tortas, Butter Toasted Virginia Peanuts, Raspberry Cosmic Cake.

G-SAS sweet & savory gift box $90 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

Christmas cup

design luSt Fuji Red Tea and Coffeepot

Zingerman's Holiday Coffee

Our once-a-year only blend, roasted at our lab to be light and full of bright fruit and spicy Christmas cocoa flavors.

Coffee fans take note.

P-COF-HOL 12 oz whole bean SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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$22

From Japan, a luminescent, octopus red pot, made from enameled metal. The glaze has a little orange in the red which makes the whole piece feel like it's glowing long before you put anything warm in it.

P-RPO 20 ounces, 6 inches tall $65 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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our greatest hits

Zingerman's Artisan Gift Box

A mini Sourcream Coffeecake and hearth baked bread from Zingerman’s Bakehouse, a bag of freshly roasted whole bean coffee from Zingerman’s Coffee Company, a hand cut wedge of Great Lakes Cheshire Cheese, a box of Peanut Brittle, Spiced Pecans, a Walnut-studded Magic Brownie, a Vanilla Cosmic Cake and a Zzang!® Handmade Candy Bar. G-ART zingerman's artisan gift box $100 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

"My favorite store in the cosmos."

Jim Harrison

FoOds from arOund the five Great Lakes Great Lakes Artisan Gift Box

Peanut Butter from Koeze in Grand Rapids, Jam from Farrell Fruit in Ann Arbor, Freshly Roasted Zingerman's Coffee, Mo’s Bacon Chocolate bar from Vosges in Chicago, Marieke Gouda from Thorp, Wisconsin, Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Bacon from Wisconsin and our Pecan Raisin Bread.

G-GLA gift box $110 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

A who's whO Of AmericaN artisan foOd American Artisan

Robert Lambert’s Rangpur Lime Syrup from California, Broadbent Sausage from Kentucky, Pleasant Ridge Reserve Cheese from Wisconsin, Virginia Diner Peanuts, La Quercia’s Organic Cured Ham from Iowa, Raye’s Mustard from Maine, Vosges Black Sea Salt Caramel Bar from Chicago.

G-AMT gift box $100 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

a gimMick Done rIght

Chocolate Covered Popcorn Toffee

A tin holds a board game’s worth of scrabble-sized pieces of toffee, studded with popcorn, covered in chocolate. The flavor is a little salty, a little corny (in a good way), touched with butterscotch and caramel. The texture is crisp, the toffee pops when you bite it and the tiny corn kernels add to the texture. In a world where chocolatiers are trying any gimmick they can this is one new combination that really works.

P-PCR 8 oz tin $24 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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sublime fresh pork

Red Wattle Porterhouse Pork Chops & Ribs Red Wattle is an old breed of pig that was raised for flavor, not fashion. Today you might find Red Wattle pork in a few restaurants in New York. There was almost no supply for us home cooks. Until now. We’re working with Heritage Foods to secure big, fat, Red Wattle porterhouse pork chops and ribs. Each chop measures an inch and a quarter thick and tips the scales at fourteen ounces. The ribs are similarly sized. The flavor is rich, herbaceous, even a little sweet. It packs more flavor than I’ve ever had in a pork chop. The crowning glory of Red Wattle pork, however, is its fat. It marbles the meat and wraps it in a soft, opaque band. When cooked it melts within the meat and softens its edge to a luscious, lipsmacking bite. This is melt-in-your mouth fat, the kind of succulent experience you expect in great steak. It’s never a sensation I’d experienced in pork until this one. The pork comes from hogs that are raised impeccably.

The pigs are not confined, have access to the outdoors, and never receive antibiotics or hormones. Ships frozen, though they may thaw and be cold, not hard, when they arrive. Chops, cut thick, porterhouse style with the tenderloin attached, come two to a pack.

M-WAT-4 four 14 oz red wattle porterhouse cut pork chops $80 M-WAT-8 eight 14 oz red wattle porterhouse cut pork chops $140 M-HFR 5 rib rack, frenched, 3½ lbs $80 FREE SHIPPING

six ways to love pork even more

Praise The Lard Gift Box

As if it was possible to love pork any more than you do. It’ll take a special kind of faith for the recipient to make it through this gift box, tallying up at over two and a half pounds of pork, plus bread and chocolate. When done, they will surely testify. Broadbent’s Kentucky Smoked Sausage, Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Bacon, La Quercia's Prosciutto, Borsellino Salami and Zingerman’s Peppered Bacon Farm Bread. To round things out, Mo’s Bacon Chocolate Bar. All in a Zingerman’s bag.

G-PTL praise the lard gift box $90 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

24 hour energy meat Salami Musica

Salami Musica was originally made for salami maestro Christiano Creminelli’s hometown festival where a band, asked to play for 24 hours, requested a meat that could keep them up all night. Move over 5 hour energy drink.

Here’s the 24 hour energy meat. Spiked with 10% pork liver which gives it extra gusto. Perfect for Christmas and New Year’s. From Creminelli, in Utah.

M-SMU 7 oz salami $23 SHIPS FLAT RATE

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shOulder cure Coppa from La Quercia

You're most likely to find coppa in central Italy where it’s considered one of the kings of cured meat. Since the FDA prohibits us from importing cured meats like this we offer you the next best thing: coppa from the central USA, from La Quercia in Iowa. Actually, it might be a bit better than the first thing since La Quercia’s coppa is made from hogs raised naturally, with access to the out-ofdoors and no hormones or antibiotics. Coppa is made from lean shoulder meat that’s generously marbled with delicate, sweet fat. The flavor is intense, the mouth feel luxurious. Slice a bit for an antipasto plate. Chop slices thickly for a salad. Or slip a bit into a boring old sandwich to make it fly.

M-COP approx 1½ lb coppa, whole $75 M-CPC picante, with red pepper, 1½ lb, whole $75 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

Whole Cured Hams While most of us are used to eating cured ham like prosciutto that’s been sliced on a machine slicer and wrapped in wax from the delicatessen there’s nothing stopping you from hand slicing your own at home. In fact, a whole cured ham set up for slicing at the holidays is an amazing centerpiece. It’s a delicious topic of conversation your guests will return to again and again.

We offer spectacular cured hams from America and Spain.

Eat them at room temperature, sliced thin, like prosciutto. A whole ham lasts months. Read more about each online.

Each is whole, unsliced, with bone.

"I vastly prefer buying entire uncut hams, which are moister and full of flavor."

Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue EACH SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

Broadbent Kentucky Ham A great introduction to smoked, cured American ham.

M-BKM about 12 lbs $130

Benton’s Tennessee Ham The smokiest ham we offer.

M-BWC about 15 lbs $180

Edward’s Virginia Berkshire Ham From famed heirloom Berkshire hogs, a luscious, outstanding smoked ham.

M-BHH about 17 lbs $325

La Quercia’s Organic Iowa Berkshire Ham Cured like Italian prosciutto— unsmoked—and made from renowned Berkshire hogs.

M-OBH about 21 lbs $400

Spanish Ibérico Bellota Shoulder Ham From the most famous ham hogs in the world, black Ib∑éricos, wined and dined on acorns to amplify their flavor.

An extraordinary experience.

M-IPB about 10 lbs $500

Ham Stand At home you don’t need to use a stand to slice cured ham but it does help. It steadies the ham while you go to town. It also makes quite a statement on your kitchen counter. You'll look utterly calm and fashionable as you hand slice thin sheets of cured pig to serve your drooling guests. Illustrated above.

P-HSS ham stand $60 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

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How to Slice Cured Ham at Home Place the blade facing right and slice to the right and away from you. Cut in and down to start the slice, then pivot the knife so the pressure is on the heel, the blade edge slightly facing up as you make slight sawing motions lengthening the slice.

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meat choCOlate

Ibérico Bellota Cured Pork Loin Shocking. There’s no other way to describe the experience of first tasting cured bellota pork—in this case, the loin made from heirloom Ibérico pigs who’ve feasted on bellotas (acorns) the last months of their lives. Eating a thin slice is like placing a piece of meat chocolate on your tongue. At over a hundred bucks a pound it should be unbelievable stuff and it is.

M-LOM about 1.1 lbs $150

"The difference between genius and talent."

John Thorne, Simple Cooking

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zingerman's tour of spain

September 8-18, 2014 or September 20-30, 2014 The area southwest of Madrid is known as Spain’s pantry. There is a lot to eat and we'll do our best to fill you with as much as we can of it. Most importantly, we’ll do full honors to the king of cured pork, jamón Ibérico de bellota—cured ham from acorn-fed hogs—created only in this region from the famed black-footed pigs who feast on acorns that fall in the oak forests. (Try some in the pork loin, above.) I could probably just stop there and we’ll fill the tour, but there will be wine, cheese, chocolate, olive oil and more. Space is extremely limited. $5,800 per person SHIP YOURSELF, WE TAKE CARE OF THE REST

the road lesS taken

Rory Conner's Handmade Irish Knives As you're driving to Rory Conner's knife workshop you come to an abrupt fork in the road. The sign pointing right reads, "Balleydehob 6."

The sign pointing left: "Balleydehob 10." The sign has become a symbol of the Irish notion that there are always alternative routes to the same destination and I guess the same goes for knives.

You can choose one to simply get the job done or you can choose one to make an experience. These would definitely be the latter. Rory makes some of the most beautiful, formidable and enjoyable cheese and bread knives I've ever seen. They feature richly dyed hardwood over a sturdy, gorgeous stainless steel blade. These old-fashioned tools have a heft and weight that is satisfying from the moment you hold one. Each comes in its own box and is built, in Rory's words, "like a brick #%*&house." They will become instant heirlooms.

Very limited supply.

P-ROR 4 inch blade pronged cheese knife, boxed $200 P-RYR 3 inch big cheese paddle cheese knife, boxed $200 P-BRK 9 inch serrated bread knife, boxed $250 FREE SHIPPING

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final foOd FAntasy

Zingerman’s Food Fantasy Gift Spectacular

It’ll take them days to taste everything. Weeks to enjoy it. And you’ll get years of thanks. A collection of all our top-selling, most popular, most delicious products, gathered in one grand wooden crate the size of a small bass drum. It should come with its own MC—they’ll feel like they’re on stage when they’re opening it. Giant wooden crate includes Ortiz Spanish Bonito Tuna, Koeze Cream-Nut Peanut Butter, Vecchia Dispensa’s 10 Year Aged Balsamic, Spanish Tuna-stuffed Piquillo Peppers, Zingerman's Peanut Brittle, Turkish Marash Pepper, Zingerman’s Coffee, John Cope’s Dried Sweet Corn, il Mongetto Italian Tomato Sauce, Lebanese Pomegranate Molasses, Smoked Spanish Piquillo Peppers, Chocolate Covered Spanish Figs, a nosher-sized Sourcream Coffeecake, our own Spiced Pecans, Olive Oil Tortas with Anise and Sugar, Magic Brownie & Buenos Aires Dulce de Leche Brownie, Italian Spaghetti, Blanxart Spanish Hot Cocoa, Zingerman’s Olive Oil and Portuguese Sardines.

G-ZFF food fantasy giant gift box $300 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

your own barRel of balsamic Sixteen Year Aged Balsamic in an Oak Barrel

The aging attics of La Vecchia Dispensa in Castelvetro, near Modena, are stuffed with barrels. Old barrels, new barrels. Small ones for precious cargo, large ones for just-cooked must. Made from chestnut, oak and half a dozen other woods, each of them holds balsamic vinegar caught somewhere on its way from grapevine to bottle. Sounds romantic, doesn’t it? Want one for yourself? La Vecchia Dispensa’s cooper has fashioned a few small, seasoned oak barrels filled with over a quart of our exclusive sixteen year aged balsamic. Use the glass dropper to rescue a bit of balsamic for salads or strawberries. Kept sealed, it’ll last indefinitely and get better with time, just like you. Quantities very limited.

V-BAR-16 1 liter barrel of 16 year balsamic $400 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

the aristocrats

Tradizionali Balsamics from Modena Italy's most prized vinegars, made for centuries in and around Modena. These are the elixirs about which legends have been woven. Buy one for a grand occasion. A golden anniversary. A wedding.

A newborn. In decades of aging the vinegar is shifted from one type of wood to the next. Cherry, chestnut, oak and mulberry all leave their imprint on the flavor. The result is an almost unbelievable concentration of sweet-sour flavor in a dense, intense, brown-black vinegar that hints of berries, grapes, vanilla. There is nothing like it in the world. Each is tested by a panel of judges, the qualifiers in Modena are graded gold and white. Only a tiny amount is released each year, in elegant glass flasks created by Giorgio Guigiaro, who, in his day job, designs Ferraris. Let loose a few drops on ripe strawberries fresh from the market. An amazing treat you'll always remember. They may all look the same, but the vinegar is not. We buy ours from Erika Barbieri, one of only a handful of female balsamic makers. I think her vinegars are consistently fantastic. The juniper aged version—where the wood leaves its churchly, forest imprint on the vinegar—is outstanding, my favorite.

V-JUN 100 ml white label juniper, gift boxed $150 V-MOD-1 100 ml white label, gift boxed $125 V-MOD-2 100 ml gold label, gift boxed $200 FREE SHIPPING ON EACH

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holiday dinNer in the lOAf of Luxury Zingerman’s Holiday Bread Box

We send thousands of our artisanal loaves to tables across America every Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you can’t make a holiday gathering send these and they won’t miss you.

You can pick your own assortment to serve on p. 22-24 but if you’d like to get four of the season’s favorites, just ask for this gift box. Our holiday bread box contains Farm Bread, Cranberry Pecan, Roadhouse and Chocolate Sourdough Breads.

G-HBB holiday bread box $55 SHIPS 2 BUSINESS DAY

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Cured Meat of the Month Club

New! From our cured meat cache, a tongue tingling assortment of salamis, bacon, hams, sausages and deli meats. We’ll pace them out, just one box a month, to keep the gout at bay.

– CURED MEAT CLUB – Three Months

Six Months

G-MEAT-3 $175

G-MEAT-6 $325

Month 1 Salami Seduction Crespone and Borsellino

Month 4 Cheeky Guanciale and Jowl Bacon

Month 2 Bacon Two Ways Applewood Smoked and Arkansas Peppered

Month 5 Three Little Pigs Prosciutto Americano, Smoked Berkshire Ham and Speck

Month 3 Instant Deli Corned Beef and Pastrami

Month 6 Southern Breakfast Benton’s Bacon and Broadbent Sausage

FREE SHIPPING

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