This gift box samples some of the food hits that people travel hundreds of miles to our little deli to taste: artisanal cheeses, crusty handmade bread and rich pastries from our Bakehouse, chocolates and small-batch varietal coffee. If you can’t visit our store this might be the best way to taste the food long distance. At least it’s the only way I can think of. Our classic cartooned gift box includes a nosher-sized Sourcream Coffeecake and hearth baked bread from Zingerman’s Bakehouse, our handmade Zzang!® Chocolate Bar, a thick, rich round of Manchester Cheese from Zingerman’s Creamery, a bag of freshly roasted whole bean Coffee from Zingerman’s Coffee Company and a walnut-studded Magic Brownie.

"Your bread is phenomenal, and your cheeses are out of this world! I can't wait to receive my catalog so I can buy these things for myself!!"
— Jan in El Sobrante, CA

There aren’t many cheesemongers in America who put together a cheese selection like this. Few take the time to discover, select, age, care for and cut each cheese to order like we do. All the little steps add up-you really can taste the difference. The five cheeses included weigh in at over 2 lbs, serving 10-12. Packed in our wooden ZingCrate along with a loaf of Zingerman's bread. Instructions for serving and care are included.

The beginner assortment focuses on five great, well-aged versions of familiar cheeses like Farmhouse Gouda and Antique Gruyère.

The experienced assortment gathers more rare and adventurous cheese finds like Comté from Fort St. Antoine and Raw Milk Stichelton.

Also available and highly recommended: a beautiful, rustic, paddle-shaped Italian olive wood serving board (handmade in Liguria, cut across the tree on the bias, rubbed and cured with olive oil).