Ficus is a shrub indigenous to the dorm room, waiting room and boyfriend bedroom. It’s unavoidable. Get a boyfriend; endure a ficus. The boyfriend (or roommate, or administrative assistant) will point ...

While there’s no shortage of dried figs around town (or, for that matter, Fig Newtons), fresh ones are a much more elusive species. The season for fresh figs is short, occurring up north in the latter ...

Remember the days when Fig Newtons and a glass of milk (whole, because that was the only kind of milk back then) were always waiting when you got home from school? Figs have come a long way since ...

It’s fresh fig season. If you’re lucky enough to find them in the grocery store or specialty produce market you’ll need to eat them quickly — I swear they have a 20-minute shelf life. But they are ...

Fresh figs are roasted in a syrup of honey, butter, cinnamon and orange zest then sandwiched (or left open face) between crumbly oat cakes, smeared with rich creme fraiche. (Food styling by Joan ...

Ficus is a shrub indigenous to the dorm room, waiting room and boyfriend bedroom. It's unavoidable. Get a boyfriend; endure a ficus. The boyfriend (or roommate, or administrative assistant) will point ...