You may not even know that broccoli has leaves, but it does, and they boast health benefits that could rival the current dark leafy green getting all the attention: kale. Besides, we’re already ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Americans are pretty picky about what their broccoli looks like, Cornell ...

Sometimes, because I am a person who writes about food on the Internet, public relations representatives offer to send me samples of new products to taste and (they hope) review. Most of the time, ...

I love my job! I get to learn new things all the time. For example, we all know that broccoli is good for us, but did you know that the different parts of the broccoli plant each make their own unique ...

Broccoli can be a finicky crop, but in the right conditions, it can be a pleasure to grow and eat. It, along with other members of the brassica family, offers great nutrition, with lots of vitamin C ...

In most restaurants, the menu is dictated by customers’ and chefs’ tastes. At sweetgreen, it’s all about the farmers. “We don’t go to farmers and say, ‘Hey, we want you to grow this and this,’” ...

People started predicting peak kale in 2012. The number of farms growing the leafy green had more than doubled; Bon Appetit named it the Year of Kale. But we keep eating more. Sales went up another 31 ...

Here are edited excerpts from a recent online chat with The Washington Post’s food staff and Michael Stebner, culinary director for Sweetgreen restaurants. Q: The leaves on our broccoli plants are ...