Tucked away in the coastal town of Castroville sits a culinary treasure that has Californians setting their GPS coordinates ...

For the indecisive (or the wisely ambitious), seafood platters offer a sampling of different ocean delights – perhaps fried calamari, grilled fish, sautéed scallops, and broiled shrimp, all on one ...

California is an incredibly diverse state with everything from movie stars to national parks to mountains to wine. Here are ...

Cool completely. Meanwhile, juice lemons into a bowl of water; add rinds to bowl. Working one at a time, trim artichoke stem, remove all leaves, and trim choke from artichoke. Quarter heart and place ...

The poet Joseph Hutchison describes the magic of artichokes perfectly in his one-line poem: “O heart weighed down by so many ...

We understand that an artichoke can be quite an intimidating vegetable (e.g. the outer leaves (aka "bracts") have thorns on the tips), but once you conquer breaking into the alien-like vegetable, you ...

Seasonal vegetables are natural supplements, and healthy, tasty dishes can be made from the bits we usually throw away.

State and federal agencies that control California’s major water systems in the Central Valley announced plans to deliver more water supplies to the state’s farms and cities. The increase in ...

I always seem to have brown rice and a can of artichokes tucked away somewhere in the cabinet, a lemon or two piled in the citrus bowl on the counter, and a tub of miso waiting in the fridge.

You'll want to make for storied Salinas this time around, as the Artichoke Festival will be "Back in the Valley" (the Salinas Valley is, of course, synonymous with the tasty thistle). The Monterey ...

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.. THE ARTICHOKE FESTIVAL WILL BE COMING TO SALINAS THIS YEAR. THE EVENT STARTED IN CASTROVILLE DECADES AGO -- BUT RECENTLY IT'S BEEN HELD AT THE MONTEREY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.