Newly anointed NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt has a bass guitar in his office at 30 Rock â but this pro is no song and dance man. (Barry Williams/for New York Daily News) Even Lester Holt didn't know what was going on while the Brian Williams scandal nearly burned down NBC News.
The common name for chicory comes from its old Egyptian name, cichorium. Chicory is used in traditional western herbal medicine as a digestive stimulant, liver tonic and internal cleanser. Chicory root is also popular as a coffee substitute and is added to some beers as a flavoring.
Here's What Chicory Is, And Why It's In Your Coffee If you've ever had the experience of drinking chicory coffee (and chances are, you were in New Orleans when you drank it), you might've had to wonder just exactly what chicory even is. For the record, chicory is this pretty flowering plant.