Let people worship kale, let them put avocados on everything, let them drink beet juice, I say. Me? I will take cabbage. The humble, hearty, and healthy heads are nature’s closest things to magic.
This month while you are soaking up your umpteenth Guinness with braised Irish cabbage, remember, these overgrown brussels sprouts do a lot more than accompany potatoes.
Wooden crates filled with butternut squash, red-skinned potatoes, and Empire apples are the center pieces of Alex Curatolo’s juice bar and local market, Belli’s.
The winter frost that permeates the Midwest keeps the produce selection at the store succinct.
But the pickings are ample enough for Curatolo to create a myriad of soups, flavors of which rotate on a daily basis.