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Why This California Brewer Thinks Hops Are Overrated
Ojai Valley Brewery's chapparal beer uses foraged resinous herbs to give it the bitterness that hops otherwise would.
This Former Pickle Producer Will Make You Rethink Everything About Thai Food
At the Bangkok restaurant 80/20, 80 percent of the ingredients are entirely local—including foraged herbs and rare vegetables that even many Thais have never tasted.
Step Inside the Floating Pharmacy Where Your Medicine Is Freshly Foraged
From her barge-cum-apothecary on a canal, Melissa Ronaldson treats patients using plants and spices she forages for nearby.
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 Wildcrafted Word Recipe
Inspired by elderflowers blooming on the trail, here’s a wildcrafted spin on the classic cocktail The Last Word.
Grapefruit and Sage Smash Recipe
Winter is the perfect time to play with citrus in your cocktails. This drink pairs red grapefruit with spicy rye whiskey and aromatic sage.
SoCal Grapefruit Bitters Recipe
Use these foraged herb bitters to add a SoCal twist to cocktails such as an Old Fashioned.
Hunting and Gathering on the Streets of LA
I joined Pascal Baudar, a self-professed “wild culinary alchemist,” on a foraging tour through one of LA's least forest-like neighborhoods.
New York City's Free, Foraged Fruit Makes the Best Cider
Passersby rarely take note of them, but there are wild fruit trees growing all over New York City. I joined a cider-maker and a sommelier to forage for found fruit in the parks of upper Manhattan, which we'll press and ferment into booze.
Wild Ginger Is the Designer Imposter of the Rhizome World
In the final installment of our spring foraging series, we turn to wild ginger. It might smell and taste like the stuff you can find at any market, but this untamed rhizome isn't related to proper ginger at all.
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.