When the Wizards came to Brooklyn, the Barclays chefs used the cherry blossoms as an inspiration for a spring-themed menu of grilled asparagus salad and spring chicken.

WSJ: Visiting Team on Menu

Like the pork and beef industries, in the early spring of 2012, the chicken industry believed this summer would yield a bumper corn harvest, and so it upped production levels to utilize this large crop.

FORBES: Chicken

Favorites: roast chicken with garlic mashed potatoes and a wild mushroom jus, and poached skate in a spring garlic broth with potato gnocchi and asparagus.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

Favorites: roasted stuffed chicken with garlic mashed potatoes and a wild-mushroom jus, and poached skate in a spring garlic broth with potato gnocchi and green asparagus.

FORBES: Fact and Comment