Sometimes there's nothing like a frosty mug of root beer. These particular brands are made with real vanilla, which enhances the final flavor.

Best-known for the tea that pioneers made by boiling its root bark, the aromatic native Sassafras albidum, or sassafras tree, is an interesting, useful and showy addition to central Ohio landscapes.

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Not many trees have both beautiful fall color in several ...

AGAINST the Indian-summer sky, a tree lifts up its hands and testifies to glory, the glory of a blue October day. Yellow or orange, or blood-orange, or sometimes softest salmon pink, or blotched with ...

This is part one of my interview with Colin Mallet, chef of Sassafras; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. “Hey, I’ll be back in a sec. I’ve got a fire to put out,” says Colin Mallet, who utters ...