As you can probably guess from the names - Castelfranco, Variegata, Treviso - most chicory varieties come from Italian seeds. Italians have a real love affair with chicory greens and in true ...

At a cool season farmer’s market, you may meet a leafy green vegetable that looks like a cross between a giant dandelion and ...

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Radicchio, a relative of Italian wild chicory, often packs a bitter punch. One bad experience can turn a diner away, and that’s a shame, because not all radicchio is bitter. For those varieties ...