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(More customer reviews)Those of us who have benefited from Ari's rich knowledge and passion for traditional full flavored foods are happy this delightful and interesting information is now available to everyone. Reading this book is as much a treat as eating the wonderful food at Zingerman's. It is like going on a food expedition with an enthusiastic guide who wants you to share in the fun he is having.
This isn't just a book on food history, or a treatise to teach how to discern quality food from mediocre food products, nor is it a book of recipes. It is more than all of these. Ari has the goal of helping us understand how to choose and enjoy great foods from all over the world. He has grouped the book in to six sections and each of these in to subsections. For example, the section on cheeses starts with a guide to buying cheeses, and then has subsections on Parmigiano-reggiano, cheddar, mountain, blue, and goat cheeses. Each of these subsections concludes with a few recipes to provide some ideas on how to enjoy the foods you have just read about. What I particularly like about the recipes that Ari has chosen is that they are mostly very simple preparations that maximize the experience of flavor and aroma.
The book also provides mail-order sources for obtaining quality foods and a nice reading list for further exploration. There is also a general index and a recipe index.
I was fortunate to be introduced to Zingerman's Delicatessen not long after it opened. The fun of eating there is only half the story. Learning about full flavor foods you haven't experienced before and exploring new tastes is another. Ari Weinzweig and Paul Saginaw are very generous people who love food and love sharing what they learn with others. They have contributed to the Ann Arbor community in many ways and not the least of their contributions is the education they have provided to their customers about great food. They have earned their glowing worldwide reputation. Simply, Ari and Paul and their great staff have contributed to a higher quality of life for many of us.
Over the years they have grown their ability to share their love of great food by adding catering, mail order, and a web site. They opened a bake-house to improve the quality of their bread, and baked goods. They developed a first rate training business called ZingTrain to educate their staff and anyone interested in learning what makes Zingerman's what it is. A year and a half ago they opened a Creamery to expand their love of cheese and make some of their own with special attention to their amazing award winning Cream Cheese and stunning Gelato (when was the last time you had a frozen dessert with an aroma?). Now they have opened a sit down restaurant called Zingerman's Roadhouse whose motto is "Really Good American Food". It really is amazingly good.
Zingerman's is an amazing and growing institution because of the passion of its founders and the execution of a fabulous staff. This book is yet another contribution to help us enjoy our lives just a little more. Thanks, Ari.
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