fiddleheads
Are Fiddleheads Really a Delicious Delicacy or Just Hyped-Up Hipster Food?
Not trusting my own amateur palate, I sought out two of Montreal’s top chefs, Danny Smiles of Le Bremner and David McMillan of Joe Beef, to get their very different opinions on fiddlehead mania.
The Best Ramps Will Blow Your Head Off
We checked in with forager Steve Stacey for his thoughts on harvesting the lovely, potent, and much sought-after wild leek. Variously known as ramps, these short-lived alliums are basically the seasonal chef’s wet dream.
Fiddleheads Are the Beyoncé of Foraged Foods
We’re kicking off our foraging series with the queen diva—the Beyoncé, if you will—of springtime foraging. The fiddlehead is a plant whose annoyingly short season is only made more finicky by its remote growing region and temperamental nature.
Tempura, Grilled, and Pickled Fiddleheads Recipe
This spring-centric recipe shows off all of the ways to fiddle—er, play—with your fiddleheads.