and Deluca or Balducci’s; the writer said it was a place to find such delicacies as fiddlehead ferns. In all innocence and candor I responded, "Oh, I can get those at my neighborhood Safeway (Marina, which was at the time...

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I posted this on the general topics bord, but maybe it belongs here. Fiddlehead fern season is coming – where can I get them fresh in NYC? I hope the answer is not “Trader Joe's.” Those lines are so long that...

and awful. I presumed that in Canada, they would have picked the same variety, ostrich fern. Could these have been a different edible fern? Any culinary botanists out there who could edify me? Anybody else love fiddleheads?

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I tried doing a search but found nothing definative... Does anyone know when fiddleheads are in season and when I will be able to find them at the Union Square Market? Thanks!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for reminding me of fiddleheads, which I ate as a kid in Maine. Not sure if they came from there, though. Also, if anyone knows where to get em, any suggestions for cooking them? I recall they were...

Here are some recent posts on ramps: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/400189?query=ramps And fiddlehead ferns: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/400624?query=fiddlehead

I used to have a recipe book from the Four Seasons Restaurant in NYC (from some old Book of the Month Club bonus). They had Fiddlehead ferns in there as a great delicacy. Maybe they were drunk when they wrote that section....

Love em, but haven’t seen them in any of the usual hlaunts, unless I missed the 32 hour window that they are available. Any sources in Queens?

My sister just visited me from upstate New York and brought us a whole quart jar of fiddlehead ferns she picked and pickled herself. I have no idea what to do with them.

Best to keep it simple.

Hi, I’ve been seeing a lot of food articles on the arrival of fresh fiddlehead ferns, but I’m at a loss as to where to find them in the Santa Barbara. Would anyone happen to know of a local source for these? Thanks in...

Go to Wilsons Farms in Lexington. Fiddlehead seasonis not long and the shelf life when picked is short. I think they have the freshest.

Anyone know where to get fresh garlic, fiddleheads and other spring vegetables (i.e., local asparagus, dandalion greens) in Monmouth County? None of the farmstands are open yet but I’m wondering if there’s some place...