“A sprinkling of fennel pollen makes pure magic,” the Wall Street Journal declared in 2012. More than a decade before that, Peggy Knickerbocker wrote in Saveur, “If angels sprinkled a spice from their ...

I came to love fennel by way of happenstance; it wasn't love at first bite. But through culinary school, some chance explorations of the produce aisle of my grocery store and lots of relentless ...

Cook bacon until crisp; drain and chop it. Reserve bacon fat. Prepare a large bowl of ice water and set it aside, along with a slotted spoon and a plate lined with paper towels. Bring a large pot of ...

Fennel has wispy leaves that look like dill, seeds that are frequently mistaken for anise and a stalk that bears a strong resemblance to celery. Yet fennel, which is edible from tip-to-tip, is very ...