Leeks are a notoriously dirty vegetable, and it’s because of how they’re grown (in lots of dirt). Most farmers push dirt up and around them as they grow, which keeps the stalk pale and tender (the ...

Leeks tend to have dirt wedged deep into their folds. To clean them, Jesse Ziff Cool, author of the recent cookbook “Simply Organic,” suggests halving them lengthwise, then cutting them crosswise into ...

John Vermiglio, 35, never ate leeks when he was growing up in Clinton Township. Nor did native Detroiter Matthew McGrail, 40. Both admit they didn’t even know what leeks were then. They were not alone ...