PrintSeriously Delicious Giveaway: Zingerman's Gift Certificate
I don't know about you, but this time of year my mailbox is full of food catalogs offering me food I don't really want. There are a few exceptions, of course, and Zingerman's is certainly one of them. The Zingerman's Catalogue is full of honest food, delicious things that the company makes, or stuff that Zingerman's partners Ari Weinzweig and Mo Frechette have discovered in their far-flung travels.
Stuff they make includes terrific bread, baked goods, and cheese. Carefully chosen olive oils, condiments, vinegars, and various sausages, the stuff of many a serious eater's dream, come from small artisanal producers all over the world. So today's Seriously Delicious Holiday giveaway, a $50 Zingerman's Catalogue gift certificate, is something every serious eater will covet.
To win this passport to delicious food from around the world and from Ann Arbor, Michigan, just leave a comment on this post telling us what your favorite cheese is.
You have until noon ET tomorrow (December 18) to enter. One winner will be chosen at random from among the commenters. The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply. Contest winners are limited to residents of the continental U.S.
If you don't win, here's a secret code to get 10 percent off any food you buy at Zingerman's Mail Order by December 31, 2007. Enter 27PC1203 when you check out online or ring them at 888-636-8162. The nice folks there will give you 10 percent off all the food (offer doesn't include shipping, gift certificates, or already-discounted items).
Comments are closed: 314 Comments:
Havarti
bytemyfoot at 12:07PM on 12/17/07
an authentic raw Camembert
awtane at 12:07PM on 12/17/07
gruyere
alphabeta at 12:07PM on 12/17/07
Sharp cheddar.
rffoodie at 12:09PM on 12/17/07
Humboldt Fog
MerMade07 at 12:10PM on 12/17/07
sharp provolone
JerzeeTomato at 12:11PM on 12/17/07
chevre.
EmilySC at 12:12PM on 12/17/07
Sharp cheddar
pcrackenhead at 12:13PM on 12/17/07
Zingerman's cream cheese
carusoc at 12:16PM on 12/17/07
Blue Cheese or Gorgonzola
Mich23 at 12:16PM on 12/17/07
Humbolt Fog!
jpschust at 12:17PM on 12/17/07
Oh, how do I choose? Tough call, but today I'll say bleu cheese.
Jeana at 12:17PM on 12/17/07
gruyere!
amber at 12:19PM on 12/17/07
gruyere all the way. i could eat that stuff by the pound!
karlamei at 12:20PM on 12/17/07
Meunster
cathymccaughan at 12:22PM on 12/17/07
Aged parmesan.
dadekian at 12:23PM on 12/17/07
Fresh homemade cream cheese
Fiksu at 12:23PM on 12/17/07
Taleggio.
karen r at 12:25PM on 12/17/07
a nice Blue
wizzy at 12:25PM on 12/17/07
torta del casar
mjs2055 at 12:26PM on 12/17/07
Tillamook sharp cheddar, Robusto from Whole Foods, and pepper jack are current favs.
bobcatsteph3 at 12:26PM on 12/17/07
My favorite is muenster.
squiggle at 12:27PM on 12/17/07
Ricotta Salata - mm sheep's milk!
mimi at 12:27PM on 12/17/07
I don't even know how one could have just one!
Aged cheddar, a good stinky blue, manchego...
jesse mc at 12:28PM on 12/17/07
How could you have just one?
Aged cheddar, a nice stinky blue, drier things like manchego...
jesse mc at 12:29PM on 12/17/07
Gorgonzola.
TheJTrain at 12:30PM on 12/17/07
Havarti Havarti Havarti :)
jamiephoto at 12:32PM on 12/17/07
Goat Tomme.
harlanturk at 12:32PM on 12/17/07
aged gouda. it tastes like butterscotch
crafty at 12:32PM on 12/17/07
i love all cheese!
a really good sharp cheddar, fresh mozz, chevre, brie, fontina, blue, port salut, the list could go on and on and on
katalia at 12:33PM on 12/17/07
A nice runny brie
travelingmcmahans at 12:33PM on 12/17/07
I've been on a manchego kick for quite a while now! Gorgonzola is always an excellent standby, though. :)
EmmaC at 12:34PM on 12/17/07
for everyday- sharp cheddar. for special day- taleggio
monicabg at 12:36PM on 12/17/07
government cheese
clconway at 12:37PM on 12/17/07
Brie!
blgrimes at 12:40PM on 12/17/07
Cheddar, and I don't care who knows it.
cjstephens at 12:43PM on 12/17/07
as long as it's stinky it works for me!
jamesl8n at 12:43PM on 12/17/07
Kraft American, aged eighteen months.
AHR at 12:43PM on 12/17/07
Brie, please.
sjwoodin at 12:45PM on 12/17/07
today cheddar because I wanted cheese toast.
intheyearofthepig at 12:46PM on 12/17/07
Sardinian Casu Marzu
MikeR99 at 12:46PM on 12/17/07
sharp cheddar!
dewayne at 12:47PM on 12/17/07
Cheddar, the sharper the better
rachelkramerbussel at 12:47PM on 12/17/07
my favorite cheese today is the crumbly feta i'm going to eat with dinner tonight.
kitchengeeking at 12:48PM on 12/17/07
provolone
billygoat at 12:49PM on 12/17/07
my favorite changes all the time but i'll say manchego
ceforrester at 12:49PM on 12/17/07
Ossau Iraty
jenberger at 12:49PM on 12/17/07
Maytag Blue.
ajeys at 12:50PM on 12/17/07
cheddar, gorgonzola, brie, gruyere, goat, fresh mozzarella, it depends on the day and I can't choose just one!
erinh at 12:50PM on 12/17/07
Love them all, but nothing beats Cheddar
stlyankfan at 12:51PM on 12/17/07
It's usually sold in this country as "Leiden." It's an aged Gouda with cumin seeds in it, and the Dutch call it "kumeen kaas." Back in the '80s, I had a Dutch boyfriend who would smuggle entire wheels of it into NYC when he visited me and his brother (who lived here). We would toast bagels and eat them with butter, tomato slices, and huge slivers of kumeen kaas.
It's also great combined with wedges of Granny Smith apple. Yum.
klg19 at 12:51PM on 12/17/07
cottage, ha!
isol8d at 12:51PM on 12/17/07
Of late, it's Piave.
Curlz at 12:52PM on 12/17/07
Breakfast cheese, from Rouge et Noir in Petaluma, CA
omnivore at 12:52PM on 12/17/07
fresh buffalo mozzarella
mrsbao at 12:54PM on 12/17/07
piave!
maialisa at 12:57PM on 12/17/07
Dubliner.
icecreamsandwich at 12:59PM on 12/17/07
reggiano!
dikaryon at 12:59PM on 12/17/07
Humboldt Fog
kitchentraveler at 12:59PM on 12/17/07
red leichester. just had some last night!
chrisfurniss at 12:59PM on 12/17/07
Aged cheddar!
etyper333 at 1:01PM on 12/17/07
cream cheese.
j at 1:04PM on 12/17/07
Velveeta! Hhahahaha.
foodiegirl at 1:05PM on 12/17/07
Gouda on crackers...mmmmmmm!
cdsamford at 1:06PM on 12/17/07
Pierre Robert is rather fabulous.
Freddie at 1:08PM on 12/17/07
brie
linda at 1:09PM on 12/17/07
Spinach cream cheese on a toasted bagel...yum.
arlana at 1:09PM on 12/17/07
Smoked gouda
NSW at 1:09PM on 12/17/07
gorgonzola
ramy kin at 1:10PM on 12/17/07
Herbed goat cheese
jlouise210 at 1:10PM on 12/17/07
Gouda.
potchkepix at 1:11PM on 12/17/07
stilton
cupbaker at 1:13PM on 12/17/07
cheddar
tsegada at 1:13PM on 12/17/07
zingerman's goat cream cheese
seagreene at 1:14PM on 12/17/07
cheddar
stu_spivac at 1:14PM on 12/17/07
Sharp cheddar
kburk2 at 1:17PM on 12/17/07
Mmm... cotswold...
curse at 1:20PM on 12/17/07
Doddington!
twostars4arms at 1:20PM on 12/17/07
it's like picking a favorite child, but right now I'll say smoked gouda. mmm.
jess in boston at 1:23PM on 12/17/07
anything made by Rogue Creamery in Oregon
kevlney at 1:24PM on 12/17/07
aged gouda
Alm25 at 1:24PM on 12/17/07
Gouda-licious
jhoefl88 at 1:24PM on 12/17/07
Sharp cheddar sounds tasty at the moment, but it always changes.
jd7979 at 1:26PM on 12/17/07
manchego
blossomtostem at 1:29PM on 12/17/07
Red Hawk from Cowgirl Creamery
ErikaK at 1:30PM on 12/17/07
Vermont cheddar.
schnitzel at 1:31PM on 12/17/07
saint andre
crk71 at 1:32PM on 12/17/07
Sharp cheddar - usually
ShelleyJ at 1:32PM on 12/17/07
A nice, creamy, slightly tangy Telme.
gregsmom at 1:33PM on 12/17/07
Stilton...
or Humboldt Fog
breego at 1:35PM on 12/17/07
Parmeggiano Reggiano
rockstop at 1:37PM on 12/17/07
Manchego con membrillo.
SunnysideUp at 1:38PM on 12/17/07
French triple cream
smzwilson at 1:38PM on 12/17/07
Humbolt fog
Colorado Jim at 1:38PM on 12/17/07
Christmas makes me think of blue cheese dip for chips and veggies. My favorite cheese is cheddar. I recently tried Vermont white cheddar, and it was quite good and would have to be my favorite "fancy" cheese.
misseditor at 1:38PM on 12/17/07
right now it is raw mobier
damnlamb at 1:39PM on 12/17/07
fresh asiago
flood at 1:42PM on 12/17/07
Aged Gouda. Having just moved from Ann Arbor, I miss Zingermans oh so much!
katrinka at 1:42PM on 12/17/07
beemster
tortor at 1:42PM on 12/17/07
havarti
tracyd at 1:44PM on 12/17/07
Brie
brandonphx at 1:44PM on 12/17/07
....cambozola
pjlein at 1:44PM on 12/17/07
....cambozola
pjlein at 1:44PM on 12/17/07
epoisses . . . or aged cheddar from the farmer's market
guido at 1:47PM on 12/17/07
seco cotija, sometimes
leegwebb at 1:48PM on 12/17/07
Caciocavallo, havarti, brie
brooke29 at 1:50PM on 12/17/07
Goat cheese brie. Mmmmmm.
em at 1:50PM on 12/17/07
Brie
Missjane at 1:50PM on 12/17/07
Parmesan from Parma.
alsek at 1:50PM on 12/17/07
cabrales
Mike5534 at 1:57PM on 12/17/07
Brie
peggysu at 1:58PM on 12/17/07
Humboldt fog.
DaveFaris at 2:04PM on 12/17/07
Humboldt Fog
jl9802 at 2:04PM on 12/17/07
Maytag Blue Cheese
bojabb at 2:07PM on 12/17/07
Smoked Zambian hippo milk cheese dusted w/blue green algae
slloyddouglass at 2:08PM on 12/17/07
Langres
tartetatin at 2:09PM on 12/17/07
A nice aged Parmigiano-Reggiano... Yum!
gbochenek at 2:10PM on 12/17/07
Jarlsburg swiss, caraway havarti, or Prima Donna (which I've only ever had once but it was some of the most delicious cheese I've ever tasted)
erichan726 at 2:13PM on 12/17/07
Point Reyes Blooo
Urbanaus at 2:17PM on 12/17/07
sharp cheddar and gouda!
katief at 2:18PM on 12/17/07
La Tur
ScienceandtheCity at 2:19PM on 12/17/07
stichelton
gimmethebread at 2:19PM on 12/17/07
Smoked gouda.
MarkO at 2:19PM on 12/17/07
Cheese Whiz
hermanb at 2:19PM on 12/17/07
Irish cheddar
Chagrined at 2:20PM on 12/17/07
Any kind of good sharp cheddar.
mcmvox at 2:20PM on 12/17/07
Right now I'm enamored of light Havarti. Yum!
BigGUM at 2:24PM on 12/17/07
Stilton
logicalmind at 2:24PM on 12/17/07
Brie or mozzarella.
Christina at 2:24PM on 12/17/07
I agree with Brie
edknees at 2:27PM on 12/17/07
manchego
hehmin at 2:28PM on 12/17/07
give me a good spanish manchego - anytime...
cook eat FRET at 2:28PM on 12/17/07
i'd have to go with the manchego, too.
jbrodsky at 2:29PM on 12/17/07
Always fresh feta or whatever catches my eye at Jungle Jim's.
34ella at 2:29PM on 12/17/07
comte
gkang at 2:30PM on 12/17/07
Sheep's milk ricotta is wonderful.
Dogstar at 2:33PM on 12/17/07
Beecher's Blank Slate with honey
FoodBully at 2:33PM on 12/17/07
swiss
drunknsailor at 2:33PM on 12/17/07
a citrusy, fresh goat cheese
Nicholas H at 2:34PM on 12/17/07
French muenster.
chgoeditor at 2:36PM on 12/17/07
butterkase! (with the 2 dots above the 'a')
beaujolais at 2:37PM on 12/17/07
Cheese is what's keeping me from being vegan: brie, fresh mozzarella, parm, gouda, goat...
bipolarbear at 2:40PM on 12/17/07
Either bocconcini or a Spanish Manchego
HunterAnglerGardenerCook at 2:41PM on 12/17/07
Buffalo mozzarella in a caprese salad, Sage cheddar in sandwiches, Limburger on occasion! Almost any cheese, really.
notchumofo at 2:41PM on 12/17/07
Tie - Blue Cheese or fresh mozzarella.
BBWFlipFlopGirl at 2:44PM on 12/17/07
Zamorano if I'm feeling fancy, otherwise mozzarella
Freyacat at 2:45PM on 12/17/07
4% cottage cheese in an 8 oz. container which is consumed ice cold straight from the container with an ice tea spoon :)
JEP at 2:48PM on 12/17/07
brie
kirank at 2:48PM on 12/17/07
extra sharp cheddar
daveg227 at 2:49PM on 12/17/07
colby
thotfulspot at 2:50PM on 12/17/07
brie for eating plain, but with sandwiches...provolone!
mesohuangry at 2:55PM on 12/17/07
Smoked handmade mozzarella
Grifola frondosa at 3:01PM on 12/17/07
extra sharp cheddar
stlwaters at 3:01PM on 12/17/07
brie - had some today for lunch!
woodenspoon at 3:04PM on 12/17/07
How about Petit Basque? I tried it with a little Jamon Iberico last weekend.. ridiculousness ensued.
DanielJ at 3:04PM on 12/17/07
Smoked gouda
PattyCho at 3:05PM on 12/17/07
spicy jalapeno any type of cheese but do love a good cheddar
Stewdude at 3:10PM on 12/17/07
brie
msecondo at 3:10PM on 12/17/07
Swiss Cheese
kktwins at 3:14PM on 12/17/07
chevre. no, muenster. no, feta!
valarie at 3:16PM on 12/17/07
Pepper jack, manchego, fontina, and fresh buffalo mozzarella...yum!
bettyjoan at 3:16PM on 12/17/07
Havarti with dill!!!
Bebemiqui at 3:18PM on 12/17/07
Muenster
Das615 at 3:18PM on 12/17/07
tallegio, always always always
Michele811 at 3:18PM on 12/17/07
Manchego. Yum.
janjan at 3:20PM on 12/17/07
Well, I'm repeating myself, but my faves are still good, strong farmhouse cheddar, parmesan, and aged gouda (it blows away the everyday supermarket variety). But I have to ask--why the emphasis on cheeses? Zingerman's has oh SOOO much more to offer (and no, I'm not an employee--just an avid fan).
msmla at 3:21PM on 12/17/07
Love the nutty flavor of Gruyere.
mdashkin at 3:24PM on 12/17/07
gruyere!
lizcha at 3:28PM on 12/17/07
raclette!
mlt43 at 3:31PM on 12/17/07
Soo many to choose from- how about- drunken goat!
mbacher at 3:32PM on 12/17/07
Parmigiano Reggiano. The king of cheeses!
jasonmolinari at 3:43PM on 12/17/07
cheddar sharp enough to cut a hole in the mouth
vinnyger at 3:47PM on 12/17/07
a good stilton with honey!
mh330 at 3:50PM on 12/17/07
super sharp aged cheddar
curiousotter at 3:55PM on 12/17/07
feta
bobrolando at 4:00PM on 12/17/07
Provalone. Yum!
SparklingDiamond at 4:02PM on 12/17/07
feta or goat cheese
LiveToEat at 4:04PM on 12/17/07
gruyere
mjrosa at 4:06PM on 12/17/07
Colston Bassett Stilton
lilih at 4:08PM on 12/17/07
Comte? Hard to pick just one...
hreisig at 4:10PM on 12/17/07
Livarot
SelimaCat at 4:10PM on 12/17/07
Lately it's the local "halal" spanish cheese I picked up from a nearby market (gotta love when an ethnic populations influence grocery offerings!!)... Crumbly, mild and yummy. Used it in a creamy polenta last night. YUM!
sheldel at 4:12PM on 12/17/07
big fan of smoked gouda.
christianne at 4:14PM on 12/17/07
cheddar
46137 at 4:16PM on 12/17/07
i'm actually not a huge cheese fan. i like mozzarella.
gidget at 4:18PM on 12/17/07
right now, brie
artybastard at 4:22PM on 12/17/07
Grilled.
topdog at 4:24PM on 12/17/07
mozzeralla cheese is my favorite .. cheddar too ..
xoeskie at 4:26PM on 12/17/07
mimolette.
launate at 4:32PM on 12/17/07
Sharp cheddar
zekks at 4:32PM on 12/17/07
today, manchego
vixita at 4:33PM on 12/17/07
humbolt fog or the freshest mozzarella bufala
missmicker at 4:35PM on 12/17/07
Manchego! Lacking that, a good Gruyere.
cookbot at 4:39PM on 12/17/07
"Cowgirl Creamery RedHawk and Point Reyes Blue," says this Bay Areaite
Tactful_Cactus at 4:39PM on 12/17/07
sage cheese... from england! its really good.. you can get it at wegmans
MeganThomas at 4:41PM on 12/17/07
reggiano
nosher at 4:42PM on 12/17/07
swiss!
dhonra1 at 4:43PM on 12/17/07
Blue
Catherine at 4:44PM on 12/17/07
anything blue
tracker at 4:44PM on 12/17/07
st. andre
rothsteg at 4:46PM on 12/17/07
parrano
wisekaren at 4:48PM on 12/17/07
Feta
gt6312b at 4:48PM on 12/17/07
Aged Gouda
allkindsoffood at 4:51PM on 12/17/07
smoked mozzarella
anninva at 4:59PM on 12/17/07
Big Ed's from a little creamery in Wisconsin
whippingwater at 5:00PM on 12/17/07
5 year aged gouda
bessfour at 5:06PM on 12/17/07
Right now, robiola
Mike Sula at 5:06PM on 12/17/07
bleu
palmsey at 5:06PM on 12/17/07
gruyere.
mango at 5:07PM on 12/17/07
Manchego
Shels01 at 5:17PM on 12/17/07
Today? White stilton with lemon peel
KimberlyMcK at 5:19PM on 12/17/07
epoisses!
jenl at 5:19PM on 12/17/07
Le Marechal!
kcline at 5:27PM on 12/17/07
brie brie brie
cooksultant at 5:28PM on 12/17/07
if it's monday, must be cheddar...
piepie at 5:32PM on 12/17/07
sharp cheddar
DwayneW at 5:32PM on 12/17/07
sharp cheddar
cgreggo at 5:32PM on 12/17/07
Mozzarella or Swiss
kj415 at 5:33PM on 12/17/07
Morbier.
agardener at 5:34PM on 12/17/07
Sharp Cheddar.
n5rat at 5:38PM on 12/17/07
rolf beeler gruyere.
skim at 5:46PM on 12/17/07
a nice light ricotta cheese for me please.
seattlejo at 5:49PM on 12/17/07
Aged goat gouda. Parmigiano Reggiano. I've never met a cheese. . .
brooklyndoughnut at 5:52PM on 12/17/07
Aged English cheddar.
cairech at 5:53PM on 12/17/07
Lately I've been loving Caciocavallo
cam00023 at 5:55PM on 12/17/07
Brie. Aged or smoked cheddar. Feta. Goat.
lo82070 at 5:56PM on 12/17/07
Gouda
cherierj at 5:59PM on 12/17/07
at the moment, it's "drunken goat" from Spain
kggoodman at 6:04PM on 12/17/07
blue cheese, by itself or as part of a hunters cheese. Like that blue/brie combo as in Saga Blue too. For sandwiches, a good swiss, havarti or smoked provolone.
Stushi at 6:16PM on 12/17/07
Fresh Mozarella :)
tomriddle at 6:18PM on 12/17/07
Roge River Creamery Smokey Blue Cheese. Cold smoked for 16 hours over Northwest -grown hazelnut shells. If you are a fan of Bleu then this cheese is for you!!!
pdxirishman at 6:29PM on 12/17/07
Colby-Jack
Shaudius at 6:33PM on 12/17/07
Parmesan.
Eliz. at 6:53PM on 12/17/07
Smoked gouda
LindaY at 7:10PM on 12/17/07
Hmm... gouda does sound yummy, now that y'all mention it.
girl222 at 7:14PM on 12/17/07
gruyere
smorgen at 7:16PM on 12/17/07
Stilton - I recently ran across a recipe for a Stilton, bacon and chive cheesecake... sounds wonderful to me!
celticbikerbabe at 7:26PM on 12/17/07
brie
bibliothecaire at 7:35PM on 12/17/07
surfing goat cheese in garlic, basil and olive oil
brunjaune at 7:38PM on 12/17/07
I like all kinds; it's hard to choose a favorite. Although last time I said humboldt fog, ight now I'm craving welsh rarebit. So this time I'll say a strong cheddar.
NinaC at 7:40PM on 12/17/07
Coulommiers is the flavor of the moment. Yummm
mara26 at 7:42PM on 12/17/07
Parmesano reggiano!
zuzupetals at 7:46PM on 12/17/07
I'm in the mood for... gouda.
pookywookyster at 7:48PM on 12/17/07
I just tried an artisan raw milk cheese from California last night that was fabulous but I can't remember the producer now, so I clearly need to go back and buy some more just so I can find out.
rudbeckia at 7:49PM on 12/17/07
Easily Stilton, with a good loaf of bread.
GarrettB at 7:57PM on 12/17/07
I'm a sucker for Brie - it's just so creamy and delicious!
jpark107 at 8:10PM on 12/17/07
Parmesan-Reggiano
amylou61 at 8:26PM on 12/17/07
Sharp Cheddar
lace1 at 8:32PM on 12/17/07
i'm gonna have to say brie. particularly when covered in fruit or jam, wrapped in puff pastry and baked....
anado at 8:35PM on 12/17/07