There's "common chicory," the roadside weed and cheap substitute for coffee. There's "true endive," which includes frisee and escarole. There's "leaf chicory," which includes radicchio ...

Add the escarole, minced garlic and crushed red pepper and season with salt and black pepper. Cook, stirring, until the escarole wilts, about 2 minutes. Meanwhile, in a blender or food processor ...

At Alto, Michael White uses dandelion greens to give his slightly spicy sausage pasta a bitter edge, but chicory or escarole makes a great stand-in. Michael White was the chef and restaurateur ...

Sure to enter heavy rotation: this dish of escarole and cannellini beans braised in chicken stock along with grated Parmesan and a good glug of olive oil. It was a childhood favorite of Mr. Russo ...

Add anchovies and dried crushed red pepper; stir 1 minute. Add garlic; stir 30 seconds. Stir in escarole. Add 1 cup water, cover pan, and reduce heat to low. Cook until escarole is tender ...