[contextly_auto_sidebar] A while back I read that some folks were plucking artichokes from farm borders off the roads in California, apparently to sell. One doesn't immediately think that these green aardvarks are sustenance, although, indirectly, they may certainly serve. Are they delicate or rugged? All my life I've eaten them, but have no idea. False duality, anyway. Delicacy and ruggedness are not opposites at all. The artichoke embodies mystery, and that's because it's not an obvious temptation. The cooking-eating part of … [Read more...]