Each year, the Sagra di Radicchio, inspired by the Italian tradition of the sagra (a festival usually celebrating local food), devotes a full week of revelry to the refreshingly bitter radicchio (also known as chicory). Of course, this year's festivities will take a slightly different form, but, in the words of the event's organizers, "You can't keep a good chicory down." A whole day of live and recorded virtual programming is planned on the event's MTV-inspired "Rad TV" YouTube channel, including history, culture, cooking, Cribs-style tours, travel, and more. Deadlines have passed for ordering a Radicchio Box package from the event’s farm partners, but fear not: Local restaurants like Petite Soif, Vif, and Off Alley will showcase chicory specials on their menus.

Andrea Ghedina of Smarties.bio
Myrtha Zierock of Azienda Agricola Foradori & Giàz
Lane Selman of the Culinary Breeding Network
Brian Campbell of Uprising Seeds
Linda Fenstermaker of Osborne Seed
Siri & Jason of Local Roots Farm