Zingerman's gets nod as one of America's best delis
Food and Wine magazine has named 22 of America's Best Delis and Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor made the list.
Zingerman's gets nod as one of America's best delis Food and Wine magazine has named 22 of America's Best Delis and Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor made the list. Check out this story on Freep.com: https://on.freep.com/1poKOgF
Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press Food Writer Published 5:04 p.m. ET March 16, 2016 | Updated 8:14 a.m. ET March 17, 2016
Zingerman's Reuben at Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor is a classic: Zingerman's corned beef, Switzerland Swiss cheese, Russian dressing, sauerkraut locally made by the Brinery company in Ann Arbor, and hand-sliced Jewish rye bread from Zingerman's Bakehouse. Picture taken at Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor on August 4, 2012 by SYLVIA RECTOR/Detroit Free Press(Photo: SYLVIA RECTOR, Detroit Free Press)
Zingerman's Deli has been named one of America's Best Delis by Food and Wine Magazine. There are 22 on the list from across the country; Zingerman's was the only spot in Michigan that made the list.
While the magazine recognized Zingerman's growth into a "mini empire" (there's 10 businesses in all according to www.zingermanscommunity.com including a creamery, bakehouse, mail order, retail stores, and Roadhouse restaurant) they said "…the heart of the operation remains the downtown deli, epitomized by a glorious selection of sandwiches and Jewish comfort foods." The deli, located at 422 Detroit Street adjacent to the Ann Arbors Farmers Market, is where the empire started. Founders Paul Saginaw and Ari Weinzweig opened the deli in March of 1982.
Zingerman's deli sandwiches are known to be piled high with corned beef or pastrami or chicken and turkey on fresh baked bread. But the sandwiches are also known to be pricey. A large Zingerman's Corned Beef Reuben is $18.50; a small is $15.50. But, on their web site, they explain why, arriving at three basic principles: ..."make the best sandwiches we could possibly make; if costs went up, we wouldn't cut the quality of ingredients to compensate; and we wouldn't cut our sandwich portion sizes." They also mentioned they've actually increased the size of our sandwiches.
At the deli, they also sell a variety of fresh bread from their bakehouse, cheeses, olive oil, vinegars and more.
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