radicchio
noun
ra·dic·chio
ra-ˈdi-kē-ō 
plural radicchios
: a chicory of a red variety with variegated leaves that is used as a salad green
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Mesclun or baby leaf combines different types of salad greens — lettuces, endives, radicchio, escarole, and arugula.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Opening dishes will include options such as radicchio agro dolce with goat cheese; sausages and oysters; half of a hen with pan con tomate; and Carnaroli rice pudding with kumquat marmalade.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The Restaurant Week menus run from 10 AM to 4 PM for brunch with dishes like burrata with apple and radicchio, orecchiette with broccoli and sausage, and pistachio panna cotta.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
Ellis is now the force behind Crown Daisy Farm in upstate New York, and his sustainable produce, from radicchio to radishes, will anchor Lee’s contemporary seasonal menu.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Opening dishes will include options such as radicchio agro dolce with goat cheese; sausages and oysters; half of a hen with pan con tomate; and Carnaroli rice pudding with kumquat marmalade.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The Restaurant Week menus run from 10 AM to 4 PM for brunch with dishes like burrata with apple and radicchio, orecchiette with broccoli and sausage, and pistachio panna cotta.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
Ellis is now the force behind Crown Daisy Farm in upstate New York, and his sustainable produce, from radicchio to radishes, will anchor Lee’s contemporary seasonal menu.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Radicchio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicchio. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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