It is the height of asparagus season right now and your friends at Forage in Cambridge have a special late spring dinner planned to celebrate the mighty spears. Join chef Eric Cooper and front-of-the-house guru Stan Hilbert and their team on Tuesday, June 7th for six courses of asparagus appreciation (or seven if you opt for the extra cheese course) all paired with the sorts of small-production, non-interventionist, natural wines they like to source for their ongoing weekly wine dinners.
Go for omnivore dishes like braised asparagus with asparagus-cured lamb bacon, and braised short ribs with steamed asparagus; or go vegetarian for courses like charred asparagus with parmesan oil, ramp salt and spruce tips, and braised beets with steamed asparagus. Plus everyone finishes strong with an asparagus crème brûlée with pecan sablé. Check out the full menu with pairings below. Each asparagus iteration and other accompanying ingredients will be super fresh — probably even picked the day of your dinner — as the Forage team specializes in cooking seasonally with ingredients from a roster of trusted local farmers and producers.
Dinner costs $95 per person to dine in, or $150 to go (takeout serves two people); price includes all of the food and wine. Book a table in the dining room or on the patio with OpenTable for this once-a-year ode to “sparrow grass,” or order your takeout via Toast.
OMNIVORE
Braised Asparagus
Asparagus Cured Lamb Bacon, Breadcrumbs
Charred Asparagus
Parmesan Oil, Ramp Salt & Spruce Tips
2020 Harslevelu, Oregtokek, Hungary
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Mushroom & Asparagus Terrine
Lacto Garlic Toum, Sunflower Shoots, Pickled Asparagus
Preserved Asparagus Dashi
Pickled Quail Egg, Raw Asparagus
2020 Muscat, Margins, CA
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Braised Short Ribs
Steamed Asparagus, Black Pepper Mash, Fines Herbes
2019 Bourgueil “Diptyque”, Domaine de la Chevalerie
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Optional Paired Cheese +$25:
Cheddar Mousse Profiterole
Asparagus Puree, Mint
Oloroso Sherry, El Maestro Sierra
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Asparagus Creme Brulee
Pecan Sablé
NV Vino di Visciole, Velenosi, Marche
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VEGETARIAN
Braised Asparagus
Asparagus Cured Carrots, Breadcrumbs
Charred Asparagus
Parmesan Oil, Ramp Salt & Spruce Tips
2020 Harslevelu, Oregtokek, Hungary
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Mushroom & Asparagus Terrine
Lacto Garlic Toum, Sunflower Shoots, Pickled Asparagus
Preserved Asparagus Dashi
Pickled Quail Egg, Raw Asparagus
2020 Muscat, Margins, CA
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Braised Beets
Steamed Asparagus, Black Pepper Mash, Fines Herbes
2019 Bourgueil “Diptyque”, Domaine de la Chevalerie
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Optional Paired Cheese +$25:
Cheddar Mousse Profiterole
Asparagus Puree, Mint
Oloroso Sherry, El Maestro Sierra
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Asparagus Creme Brulee
Pecan Sablé
NV Vino di Visciole, Velenosi, Marche
