How early in the year do you kick off grilling season? Right now, I’m waiting to see when my husband, Gary, will clean off our grill from last year, which needs a serious scrub. And I’m really hoping he will be the one to do it. I’m peppering our conversations with incentivizing words like “grilled pizza” and “grilled burgers” and “grilled steaks,” waiting for him to realize that only when the grill is sparkling can these things be his.
And once the grill is ready to roll, I think grilled lemony chicken with baby artichokes will be the kick-off meal of the season. I made this first on the stovetop, using a grill pan. We all loved it, thought it was great, but on the grill it takes on that whole other quality you can only get with outdoor live fire cooking. Gary said it was one of the best chicken dishes I’ve ever made, and I make a lot of chicken.
