Artichoke Night

We have a tradition where we buy a real (not canned) artichoke once a year and eat it. We do it in the spring, since that is when they are in season. This year Valerie and Sean joined us for the annual artichoke tasting. It was Valerie's first time, and she was quite intrigued, as any first-timer should be. Who figured out how to eat an artichoke?