The first pawpaw I ever saw was in a town in Michigan. It wasn’t long before I learned that the town was named after the pawpaw tree (Asimina triloba). Turns out there are also communities called Paw ...

This week’s featured spirit, Apologue Paw Paw liqueur, is made by a Chicago-based company started by a group of friends who worked at well-respected bars, including the James Beard Award-winning ...

As the folk song lyrics go, when asked where “pretty little Susie” is, the answer is “pickin' up paw-paws, puttin' 'em in her pockets, way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.” A little-known fruit, the ...

We’re nearing the end of fruit season in Michigan -- the apples are coming in hot (in some cases, literally hot, as in hot cider), but there’s another fruit that is native to Michigan that is in peak ...

"Pickin' up pawpaws, put 'em in your pocket ... way down yonder in the pawpaw patch" is how the traditional folk song about North America's largest tropical fruit concludes. The sing-song tune, "Way ...