Tom Parker Bowles

My father would go shopping, and he was supposed to buy loo roll or something, but he'd always come back with some fish or shellfish. And we've always had fresh vegetables from the garden. He is a massively keen gardener, so he grew all our tomatoes, artichokes, asparagus - whenever he wasn't working, he was in the garden.

British Critic

Charlie Trotter

It's a lot harder to get people to 'ooh' and 'aah' over beets and carrots than it is to get them to 'ooh' and 'aah' over artichokes or asparagus, and I enjoy being able to take these humble, 'lowbrow' foodstuffs up a few notches and serve them with great exuberance.

American Celebrity

Katy Perry

My career is like an artichoke. People might think that the leaves are tasty and buttered up and delicious, and they don't even know that there's something magical hidden at the base of it. There's a whole other side of me that people didn't know existed.

American Musician

Alex Guarnaschelli

The hardest thing about being a full time chef is leaving my work behind when I go home at night. I'll toss and turn about a menu item or forget to order produce and wake up at 4 A.M. in a cold sweat over some artichokes.

American Chef

Jose Andres

My love for artichokes comes from when I was very young. My mother and father would slice the hearts and fry them, and they would be crispy around the leaves and tender at the base.

Spanish Chef

Yotam Ottolenghi

I keep returning to the combination of artichoke, broad beans and lemon. The freshness of young beans and the lemon juice 'lifts' the artichoke and balances its hearty nature.

Israeli Chef

Helen McCrory

I really love my food. My favourite thing is artichokes. I am not so much interested in desserts or chocolate, though. I also like to cook with my husband Damian.

British Actress

Parker Posey

They're like a weird couple. If you were to personify the artichoke and the oyster, they would have a great date. They would totally get along.

American Actress

Dion DiMucci

Trying to explain what community is to someone who's never experienced it is like trying to explain what an artichoke tastes like.

Anita Pallenberg

I grow vegetables - I'm a vegetarian; I've got strawberries, artichokes, leeks, broad beans.

Italian Actress

Only the base and inner leaves of the artichoke are eaten, not the entire vegetable.

Part Eaten

Artichokes can be prepared in different ways, like boiling, steaming, or baking.

Cooking Methods

Preparing artichokes can be time-consuming due to their complex structure.

Preparation Time

Artichokes are perennial plants that grow in certain climates and mature in the summer.

Growing Season

The artichoke is ready for harvest when the bud has formed but before the flower blooms.

Harvesting Indicator

Artichokes grow well with companion plants like peas and sunflowers.

Companion Plants

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