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Artichokes!! You either love-em or you just haven’t had a great one yet. Let me help you get the most out of your chokes. Artichokes are an opportunity to be creative, and I have come up with literally hundreds of dishes utilizing this edible thistle. Drop me a line and we’ll share stories.

Happy Cooking,
Chef Tony B.

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We at Ocean Mist Farms are proud of our Artichokes. When prepared correctly, they are without a doubt a delicious treat to share with family and friends. To state the obvious, Artichokes are not potatoes, and we get a lot of questions on the best way to prepare them. For that reason, we are dedicating this section of our Web site so you can “Ask the Chef!”

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Ocean Mist Farms has partnered up with Montrio Bistro’s Executive Chef Tony Baker to answer your Artichoke questions. Chef Baker has been working professionally with Artichokes for almost 20 years and has developed hundreds of dishes – perfecting many different preparations and cooking techniques.

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If you have any culinary questions specific to Artichokes or any of the other Ocean Mist Farms vegetables click the button below and fill out the form.

Chef Tony will review your questions weekly from his kitchen and will do his best to get you a response within 72 hours.

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Q: I just purchased a container of Ocean Mist baby artichokes. Having never cooked babys before I expected the OM website to have suggestions but there were none. What is the best way for a first timer to cook them?
A: 
Hi Bill,

Many thanks for your question, I apologize for the information on the baby artichokes being a tad hidden. We'll need to get to work on that.

I looked around and found one of my first youtube "how to" videos click here it's a little long, it gets to the babies at around the 4min 50sec mark.

Within the artichoke recipes on the website, many of them are designed around the baby artichokes. One of them being the baby artichoke risotto which is a real favorite and a dish being featured at this years Castroville Artichoke Festival.

Well Bill, I hope this helps, baby artichokes are a real treat. The plant gives off a smaller amount of baby artichokes when compared to the larger sizes. They should be considered a real treat. They are easier to prepare and in many respects more versatile. So when you see them in the market, pick em up and play!

Cheers,

Happy Cooking,

Chef Tony Baker
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