THERE’S no better way to spend a languid early-summer evening than by gathering with family or friends on the patio for a supper drawn from a table filled with colorful plates of delicious antipasti.

Some like them grilled whole or mashed on toast. Others prefer them stuffed into ravioli or fried up as falafel. As we anticipate peak fava season, we're thinking about all of the ways we’d like to ...

Fava beans are popping up right now, a fleeting pleasure that can be grilled when young. Perhaps you have noticed plants scattered here and there throughout the North Bay, typically in big patches, ...

OK, so maybe Andrew Carnegie wasn’t talking about fava beans when he said, “Anything in life worth having is worth working for,” but it’s certainly a fitting quote. With two layers of shell, fava ...

Romagna comes this piadina recipe—and look, it’s way more than your average sandwich. Seriously good stuff. This dish shows ...

2 ounces olive oil1 head garlic, peeled and pureed2 pounds baby octopus, cleaned and cut into portions3 lemons, cut into wedges2 cups fresh corn, grilled, cooled, then kernels removed1 1/2 pounds ...

Fresh favas are best prepared simply. About 20 years ago, fava beans became a thing at our farmers markets. Until then, most of what we knew about fava beans was that the plants fix nitrogen in the ...