Now, right now, strawberries are their strawberriest.
Ripe, luscious and dripping with juice, strawberries are nature’s way of welcoming us back to another bountiful season of planting and harvesting. They are like a little gift — an amuse bouche, if you will — to thank us for our patience during a long and barren winter.
And as is so often the case at many fine restaurants, the amuse bouche turns out to be the best part of the meal.
