The best way to enjoy a fig is as a dessert, sliced and drizzled with honey or chocolate or as an appetizer with minimal seasoning. Here are glorious ripe black Mission figs dipped in melted butter ...

For Gothamist, September means fresh Black Mission figs. In NYC markets for about another month, Black Mission figs have smaller seeds than other varieties. They are sweet, soft and the perfect vessel ...

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With wrinkled purple skin and moist flesh the color of watermelon, black mission figs are bursting (sometimes literally) from market stands come late summer. Their history mirrors that of our ...

The local birds and I have been enjoying the main crop of my garden’s fig tree (Ficus carica “Black Mission”). The tasty experience pleases the bird and leads me to a review of this popular tree. My ...

The elusive fresh fig is at the height of its summer season, its cushion-soft, honey-sweet flesh primed to shine in a salad or on a cheese plate, equally appetizing whether paired with meats or ...

This butterflied leg of lamb is stuffed with olives and figs and served cool. Roast it the night before, tuck it into the fridge, and slice it in the morning -- the pretty streaks of cured olives, ...

The scent of a wood-fired grill mingles with downtown cool and snappy service at both of Chef Daniel Wright’s popular Over-the-Rhine restaurants, which he operates with his wife, Lana: the ...

Executive Chef, Lion Gardner of The Blue Moon in Rehoboth Beach, Del., is in the kitchen making mission fig and prosciutto with summer truffles. 1 pint black mission figs, halved1/4 lb. thinly sliced ...

Figs, with their sweet, soft flesh and intriguing edible seeds, have been a cherished, sometimes even sacred food since biblical times. But nowadays, fig season can fly by unnoticed. Maybe it’s ...

Pear and Mission Fig Salad with Michigan Manchego Cheese, Baby Red Romaine, Pear Vinaigrette, and PistachiosFor the Salad:-2 each - Baby Red Romaine Lettuce Heads (leaves cut in half, washed, and ...