The highly-touted Vidalia onion will soon pack shelves in supermarkets this month, and in Athens and Winder two restaurants are making the most of the annual unearthing of this kitchen staple.
Four other chefs were chosen from Atlanta to Savannah to receive a shipment of this year’s first harvest during a time when restaurants are attempting a return to normal as vaccinations are softening the blow dealt by the coronavirus pandemic.
“The onion in general is the most widely used ingredient on the planet,” said Alex Friedman of Bistro. “The Vidalia onion what makes it so cool is its sweet. You can literally eat the onion raw if you wanted. That sweetness makes it so useful in so many capacities.”