First Pages!

We thought we’d give you a sneak peek at the proof. We’re getting closer to the publication date of Part 3!

ARI WEINZWEIG : CREATING A CREATIVE ORGANIZATION

SPEAKER SERIES : September 25th, 2013, 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM The ZingTrain Speaker Series is a series of presentations and conversations in which we bring you experts from every dimension of the business world to share their particular insights and perspectives on important aspects of business, leadership and entrepreneurship. SEEKING to increase the creativity and … Continued

We’re All Leaders: A Zingerman’s Staffer Offers Perspective on Zingerman’s “A Lapsed Anarchist’s Approach to Being a Better Leader”

We recently spoke with Stefanie Kerska, one of our bakers at Zingerman’s Bakehouse and an assistant swim coach for the University of Michigan, as well as a champion swimmer in her own right. She’s earned her stripes as a leader, but still found a lot to learn from the perspective Ari offers in Part 2 … Continued

Cooking Bacon

In honor of Camp Bacon, we’re sharing an excerpt from A Pocket Book of Bacon that comes to you with one of your yummy shipments of the Bacon Club from Zingerman’s Mail Order. We’ll also have a few of these books on hand at the Street Fair. Enjoy! Different method, different texture, different flavor. We … Continued

Get ready, Chicago!

We’re headed to the 3rd Annual Pastoral Artisan Producer Festival on the 27th of April. Make your travel plans now–there will be plenty of great food to taste. This a FREE tasting and meet-the-maker event featuring producers of artisan cheese, bread, beer, wine, charcuterie, confections, and other food stuffs. John and Aubrey from Zingerman’s Creamery … Continued

Tasty Excerpts and Recipes

Zingerman’s 4th Annual Camp Bacon is coming soon and to help get everyone prepared, we’re sharing tasty excerpts and recipes from Ari’s book, Zingerman’s Guide to Better Bacon over at the Zingerman’s Community blog. We’ll be sharing some here too! Death of a Slaughterman In Adventures of a Bacon Curer, one-named British author Maynard (“may-NARD”) mentions a … Continued

A Pocket Book of Bacon

Working with the folks at Zingerman’s Mail Order, we’ve put together a pocket book of bacon. This little keepsake primer comes to you with your first shipment of the Bacon Club! It includes a bit of bacon history, a quick-read glossary, information on smoke & cure, and instructions for cooking it–from the microwave, to the … Continued

Handmade Books

We’ve been busy cutting papers, punching holes, and sewing… books! Our little chapbook on Sardines was a hit at the State of the Book last month, and our Wisconsin Cheese book caused quite a stir of excitement at the Wisconsin Cheese Conference recently. Each of these titles are part of a first edition of handmade … Continued

Sustainable Business and Bacon at Muddy’s

On Thursday, October 18th Ari will be at Muddy’s Bakeshop in Memphis, Tennessee talking about two of his favorite subjects, sustainable business and bacon. If you’re not familiar with our friends at Muddy’s, here’s a clip from their website that gives a great picture of what Kat and the gang do very well: Muddy’s is … Continued

The State of the Book and Ari’s Thoughts on Books

The State of the Book This Saturday, October 6th, 10 am-7 pm the University of Michigan will co-host a literary symposium called The State of the Book at Rackham Auditorium. Free to the public, this event will focus on Michigan writers in partnership with several nonprofit literary organizations. The schedule of events is absolutely stellar. … Continued