Chef John Ash

Garrison Keillor summed it up: “Sex is good but not as good as fresh sweet corn”.

Sweet corn hits its crescendo in late summer.  I’m talking about the fresh, in-the-husk version which is inexpensive and widely available then and the focus of this article. Corn has been around for upwards of 10,000 years as far as we can tell.

Here is a little primer on sweet corn along with some of my favorite recipes: