Pea Blossoms: Plating Techniques

by Chef's Garden | Oct 23, 2023 | Culinary Arts

Besides being delicious, peas are incredibly versatile as they pair up beautifully with a wide range of other ingredients. Here, Chef Jamie Simpson plates them in three lovely dishes for the bar, fine dining establishments, and the country club.   At the Bar: Sweet...

Velvety Violas: Farmer Lee Jones Visits the Viola Patch

by Chef's Garden | Aug 8, 2023 | Edible Flowers

Picture a meadow full of colorful blooms, each about the size of a dime or a nickel. The blossoms come in a variety of colors, such as vibrant purple, gold, orange, white, and more. This scene is similar to the viola patch at The Chef’s Garden. Farmer Lee Jones has...

The Remarkable Radish Bloom: Plating Techniques

by Chef's Garden | Jul 31, 2023 | Cooking and Recipes

The Chef Garden grows a rainbow of radish options and also offers a delicate-looking radish bloom that offers punches of peppery flavor. Each iteration provides marvelous flavors that are playfully and deliciously used at the Culinary Vegetable Institute. Here are...

Egyptian Starflowers: Heavenly Beauties on Earth

by Chef's Garden | Jul 18, 2023 | Gardening

“A flower is the one extra piece of love that makes the dish complete.” (Chef Emma Bankston from Aquavet) From vibrant red to peachy pink to dark pink with brilliant white in their centers, Egyptian starflowers’ colors are simply gorgeous—and even the names of...

Vibrant Violas: Plating Techniques

by Chef's Garden | May 9, 2023 | Culinary Arts

Violas are stunningly beautiful blooms that come in a wide range of hues and contrasting combinations—ranging from the intense colors of black raspberry violas to the bright beauty of lemon meringue blooms. They provide the delicate, honey-vegetal flavors of Necco...