Zingerman's Valentine's Day Mailing 2023

Single origin chocolate is made from cacao from a single region or country. Just like a wine from Bordeaux will taste different than one from Sicily, chocolates from different places taste different too. They may be made with different kinds of cacao, or be impacted by different soils, climates, or other environmental factors. Each difference contributes to the flavor of the chocolate. Try two or more side by side, and you’ll quickly notice differences: one may be bright and fruity, another dark and earthy, a third perhaps sweet and nutty. You really can taste the difference. Just for Valentine’s day, we’ve brought on a slew of special, single origin chocolates from around the globe. Discover way more chocolates at zingermans.com. But don’t sleep on it— quantities are limited and won’t last long.

Arriba Nacional is an heirloom cacao from Ecuador that’s celebrated for its fruity and floral flavors. Closer to home in Empire, Michigan, chocolatier Grocer’s Daughter sources this rare chocolate for their confections. Just for Valentine’s Day, we partnered with them on a collection of dark chocolate truffles stuffed with local Michigan ingredients. The first three flavors are Grocer’s Daughter favorites: herbal Rosemary, tart and fruity Hummingbird tea, and boozy Maple Bourbon. The remaining three flavors were created just for us: spicy Zingerman’s Spiced Pecan Gianduja, milk chocolate ganache blended with Zingerman’s High Flyer Coffee, and American Spoon Early Glow Strawberry Jam. Each brightly colored box has a dozen total truffles, two of each flavor—one each for you and your Valentine.

P-GDC-TRF 12 truffles, boxed $60

Luisa Abram Wild Chocolate Confections

Luisa Abram partners with local Brazilian communities to find and harvest cacao that grows wild along the lush banks of rivers in the Amazon rainforest. Luisa uses this one of a kind cacao to create exceptionally flavored confections, and for the first time, we’re offering two. First up is a box of caramelized cashews (grown in Brazil, naturally) that are enrobed in milk chocolate. Rich, sweet, and nutty, they’re easy to love. Second is a box of 70% dark chocolate covered cupuaçu (coo-puh-wah-soo), a fruit that’s a relative of cacao and the national fruit of Brazil. Each piece is about the size of a chocolate covered raisin and bursts with a tart, tropical flavor like pineapple and a chewy, gummy texture.

120 g box cashews

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Featuring special, one of a kind single origin chocolates for your special, one of a kind Valentine

Reuben Sandwich Kits

Sandwiches by mail for Valentine’s Day? I know, may sound a little bonkers. But it’s our number two best selling Valentine’s Day gift. Perhaps it’s no wonder. Zingerman’s Reuben has been our most popular sandwich since our Deli’s doors opened on the corner of Detroit Street and Kingsley in 1982. It’s a soul-filling combination of corned beef, Swiss, homemade Russian dressing and sauerkraut that, when properly prepared at home, is a show-stopping meal. For someone who loves real deli fare, sending this gift will cement your status as the most clever, generous partner anyone could have. Some assembly is required, but considering it has been known to make adults weep in appreciation, we think it’s worth it. Each kit comes with all the accoutrements to build your own authentic Zingerman’s reuben at home. Or for a bit of extra love, go for a Valentine Reuben Kit.

Baked Goods Guaranteed to Win Hearts

This is a Zingerman’s classic and perennially our most popular gift: rich, moist Sour Cream Coffee Cake made with organic flour, loaded with Indonesian cinnamon and toasted walnuts, baked in a traditional bundt pan. It’s very impressive and extremely delicious. And it lasts. In theory, a week after delivery, wrapped, it’ll still be soft and scrumptious, melting in the mouths of a hungry crew. Personally, I’ve never seen one withstand the onslaught of the hungry for more than an hour. A-SCC-L large serves 10–12 in cartoon box

G-SCC-L large in wooden gift crate

A-SCC-S small serves 5–7 in cartoon box $49 G-SCC-S small in wooden gift crate $55 FREE SHIPPING

Fill your own cartoon gift box or wooden crate with an assortment of Zingerman’s Bakehouse pastries. Choose a mix of brownies, cookies, scones, and more treats that you know they’ll love. Then give us a ring or hop on our site at zingermans.com where you can customize your box online. Your work is done in minutes. Your thoughtfulness will be remembered for months.

Chocolate + Fruit 4ever

juicy, candied clementines from Calabria or sweet, tender Calabacita figs from western Spain. Personally, I’d trade box shape for this kind of amazing flavor any day.

Clementines in Chocolate from Italy

A rarely seen specialty from Calabria. The Favella Ranch is near Sibari in Southern Italy, which, if you’re up on ancient Greek history, you might recognize as the place where the Sybarites lived and ate famously well. 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 $36

P-CIC-S 4 piece box $16 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

Chocolate Dipped Figs from Spain

These once unheard of figs have become one of our most popular Valentine gifts. Tender, sweeter than usual Calabacita figs are dried, filled with soft chocolate truffle cream and a hint of liqueur, then dipped in dark chocolate. Each fig is individually wrapped. They’re as good as they sound, perhaps better, and beat your mall-bought chocolates any day. Any chocolate lover—which, let's face it, means 85% of humanity—will go gaga.

P-RAB-8 8 piece box $20 SHIPS FOR FLAT RATE

Valentine Chocolate & Cherry Gift Box

In Michigan, we’re never too far from a good cherry. We eat them every way we can get them: fresh, dried, in jams, in pies, in salsa... if you can eat it, we’ve probably put a cherry on top of it. But perhaps the best way of all is to eat them with chocolate. Just for Valentine’s Day, we’ve assembled a collection of our favorite chocolates and cherries. Our fun, colorful box includes a loaf of Chocolate Cherry Bread, a dulce de leche-stuffed Buenos Aires Brownie, a Double Chocolate Cookie, a jar of American Spoon’s Fruit Perfect Sour Cherries, a jar of Coop’s Hot Fudge Sauce, and a box of Chocolat Moderne’s excellent Vanilla Amarena Cherry Cordial Truffles. G-VCC cherry & chocolate box $125 FREE SHIPPING

Special Night Out In

Charcuterie and Cheese 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 Old Kiev Salami, French Cornichon Pickles, Dutch Gouda and Zingerman’s Nor’easter Cabot Cheddar, Moroccan Olives, a loaf of Zingerman’s Sourdough Bread, Tempesta’s ’Nduja Spicy Cured Meat Spread, Zingerman’s Virginia Peanuts and Rustic Bakery Olive Oil and Sea Salt Flatbreads. Serves two to ten for snacks, lasts for weeks when refrigerated.

G-CAC charcuterie & cheese box $190

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Tapas Gift Box

In Spanish, tapas sort of means snacks, but that’s an inexact translation. In English you wouldn’t eat a meal of snacks. In Spain, tapas can start a meal or substitute for it entirely. The ingredients in this collection of openand-serve delectables are not all Spanish, but the idea is. Eat them as the Spanish do, as evening makes its way indoors, with a glass of crisp wine. Our colorful, cartooned gift box includes artisan Manchego Cheese, Old Kiev Salami, Spanish Anise and Olive Oil Crispy Tortas, Marcona Almonds, Cod-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers from Basque Country and Portuguese Sardines.

G-TAP tapas gift box $100

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Gifts for Special Occasions

Let your loved ones know they’re on your mind with food to fit any special occasion. Read more about the contents of each gift box online at zingermans.com.

Bereavement Gift Box

Express your sympathy with a collection of not-too-perishable, ready to eat foods to nourish the heart as well as the belly.

G-BER bereavement box $165

New Baby Gift Box

Celebrate a brand new baby with foods for exhausted parents and an adorable bib for the new little one.

G-BBY baby box $140

Happiest Birthday Gift Box

When you can’t be there to sing off key, celebrate from afar with this collection of cheeses, crackers, brownies, and more.

G-HBD birthday box $100

Get Well Gift Box

Send soup, tea, baked goods, and more to help heal your favorite person on the mend.

G-GWG get well box $85

Congratulations! Gift Box

For anniversaries, new jobs, new homes, especially exciting new shoes—anything worth celebrating, really.

G-CGT congrats! box $100

FREE SHIPPING ON EACH OF THESE SPECIAL OCCASION GIFTS

The Weekender is not only a great all-purpose gift. It also moonlights as a great gift for Valentine’s Day—so much so that it was our #

best selling Valentine’s Day gift last year. For even more food love, the Valentine Weekender sweetens the deal with extra chocolatey treats. The Weekender, assembled in a cartooned gift box (illustrated) has a loaf of Zingerman’s Farm Bread, a no-nut Black Magic Brownie, a Ginger Jump-Up Molasses Cookie, a half pound of Nor’easter Cabot Cheddar, Holy Cow Beef Sticks, Zingerman’s Peanut Brittle, and a nosher-sized Sour Cream Co ff ee Cake.

weekender gift box $110

T he Valentine Weekender includes all the items in the Classic Weekender with one swap— the Farm Bread is replaced by a loaf of Chocolate Cherry Bread—plus a dulce de leche caramel-stu ff ed Buenos Aires Brownie, a Double Chocolate Cookie, and Chocolate Covered Cherries from Chocolat Moderne. G-VWE valentine weekender $160 FR EE SH IPPING The Weekender is our #1 best selling Valentine’s gift. Open me up to see what’s #2 and #3!