Roasted Romanesco

If you wander through the galleries of the Louvre or the Uffizi or the Met in New York and study still-life paintings of food, you will be amazed at how inviting the vegetables of the Old Masters appear. They look more vibrant, richer, and more delicious (at least to the eye) than our present-day vegetables. One that has made a huge resurgence lately is the romanesco. It is a superb vegetable and a geometric marvel. It dazzles any diner and, if really fresh, tastes fantastic. It’s relativel