456840 Sat Nov 03 03:55:56 -0700 2007 7 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 3091375 A few years ago I bought some cardoon in little Italy but I forget the details of when and where. It is a delicious vegetable that I would like to try again. Does anyone know when it is in season, and where it might be carried? Sat Nov 03 03:55:56 -0700 2007 85672 SNACKeR 1 3091521 Publication: Swiss News Article Excerpt Cardoon season is shifting into gear in Geneva--December is when the 'Reserve your fresh cardoons for the holidays!' signs start appearing at market stalls, and pyramids of jars and cans of the prepared vegetable are piled high in stores. For many Genevois, Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without 'cardons au gratin'--stock-cooked cardoons, oven-browned in a bechamel sauce with grated cheese--served with roast turkey or chicken. yum! Sat Nov 03 07:11:53 -0700 2007 3091375 96976 sleepymiffy 1 3092496 I asked the folks at Harvest Wagon on Yonge and they said to wait until Christmas time. Sat Nov 03 15:08:26 -0700 2007 3091375 35582 SxCx 1 3092782 I just saw them yesterday at Galati on Leslie near Finch Sat Nov 03 17:38:34 -0700 2007 3091375 18414 wyf 1 3092906 Longo's--cheaper than the Summerhill Pirates, too. Sat Nov 03 19:04:51 -0700 2007 3091375 16382 Kagemusha 1 3094311 Thanks for the tips, all - looks liked I asked at the right time. If anyone has a recipe they would like to share, feel free! Sun Nov 04 14:25:39 -0800 2007 3091375 85672 SNACKeR 1 3095740 When the season starts, you can find them in most of the fruit and veg stores on St Clair West in and around Dufferin. Diana’s Grocery will have them for sure. Mon Nov 05 07:04:21 -0800 2007 3091375 10636 mikeb 1 3095963 Highland stores carry cardoons when in season. Mon Nov 05 08:09:10 -0800 2007 3091375 50167 Scary Bill