Beets

Famed Italian chef and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich and her executive chef Fortunato share their technique for making beet risotto with goat cheese and balsamic vinegar.

At San Francisco's Bar Tartine, Cortney Burns shows us how to make beet kvass, a brightly colored, probiotic, naturally fermented drink that's great on its own or poured into a beer, pickleback-style.