Recap: Anthony Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown' Visits West Virginia
"During a meal at Lost Creek Farm, where Bourdain tried pawpaw ice cream, buttermilk-poached trout with rhubarb, and chicory root-rubbed venison with chanterelle mushrooms, the discussion shifted toward how food West Virginians have been eating for centuries—often out of necessity—is now 'trendy.' Mike Costello, co-owner at Lost Creek, remarked, 'We see that ramps [wild onion] harvested in West Virginia are selling for $30 a pound in New York?! What’s West Virginia seeing from that? Probably a guy who got about $2 a pound.'"
