“A white truffle, which elsewhere might sell for hundreds of dollars, seemed easier to come by than something fresh and green. What could be got from the woods was free and amounted to a diurnal dining diary that everyone kept in their heads. May was wild asparagus, arugula, and artichokes. June was wild lettuce and stinging nettles. July was cherries and wild strawberries. August was forest berries. September was porcini.” MayMightWhiteFoodEasierGreenSellsCookingDollarsWoodsForestsCulinaryElsewhereSeptemberDiariesJuneJulyAugustCherriesBerriesDiningStrawberriesLettuceTrufflesAsparagusNettlesArtichokesWild StrawberriesArugula Author:Bill Buford
“Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and see what they charge for arugula? I mean, they're charging a lot of money for this stuff.” MeanWholeStuffGoneLots Of MoneyChargingWhole FoodsArugula Author:Barack Obama
“Trivial details have been summoned, in part, to make a satirical point about upper-middle-class marriage-that the whole thing can slip away between the white wine and the arugula salad.” Has BeensWholeWhiteClassMiddleWineDetailsMiddle ClassSlipsSaladSatiricalUpper Middle ClassWhite WineArugula Author:David Denby
“I don't like to leave what I'm going to eat in other people's hands, so I'll pack my own lunch. I chop up a salad with lots of greens - everything from spinach, baby spinach, arugula, cucumber, avocado, radish, cauliflower, and green olives to parsley and cilantro, all chopped really fine - with a piece of wild salmon. I even bring my own tea in a Thermos.” PeopleHandsMy OwnPiecesBabyFineGreenTeaLunchPacksSaladOlivesSalmonCucumbersSpinachAvocadosRadishesCauliflowerThermosParsleyArugula Author:Miranda Kerr
“In Manhattan, marriage is a trend. Couples kiss over their arugula and radicchio salads. They fondle each other's genitals while devouring their pasta puttanesca. By the time the tiramisu arrives, they've slid under the table.” FunnyNew YorkCoupleKissingHumorousTablesTrendsManhattanSaladPastaDevouringArugula Author:Cynthia Heimel