Appalachian Spring: The Ramp Dinner

Wedgewood Cheese Bar

An intimate, guided wine dinner celebrating spring's most fleeting ingredient

For a brief window each year, ramps emerge from the Appalachian forest floor — pungent, green, and unmistakably of their place. To mark their arrival, we’re hosting Appalachian Spring: The Ramp Dinner, a four-course tasting event.

Appalachian Spring: The Ramp Dinner unfolds over three evenings, (Wed, April 8, Fri, April 9, and Sat, April 11) and is devoted to ramps in their brief and expressive season. For a few short weeks each year, this wild Appalachian allium emerges from the forest floor — pungent, green, and unmistakably of its place. Our menu explores ramps across multiple forms and textures: gently folded into butter and stock, brightened into sauces, and layered alongside early spring vegetables, cultured dairy, and carefully chosen proteins.The progression of the meal reflects the arrival of spring itself — cool and green at the start, gradually deepening into warmer, more savory expressions before returning again to freshness and light. Optional wine pairings follow the same arc, highlighting acidity, minerality, and structure to complement the intensity and delicacy of ramps.This dinner marks the beginning of Ramp Week at Wedgewood and celebrates one of the most fleeting and beloved ingredients of the Appalachian spring.Each evening will offer two seatings at 5:30pm and 7:15pm. A curated wine and/or caviar pairings are available as add-ons, and our full wine and beverage menu will also be available throughout the evening.

MENUAMUSE Charred Ramp Butter Gougère Gruyere &amp; Chive Pastry Puff • Bordier Wild Garlic Butter • Ramp Ash A warm gougère filled with charred ramp butter and aged Gruyère (caviar add-on available) FIRST COURSE Ramp Vichyssoise Carmelized Ramps &amp; Young Leeks • New Potatoes • Crème Fraîche • Ramp Oil • Aged Cheddar Tuile A chilled soup of caramelized ramps, young leeks, and new potatoes SECOND COURSE Appalachian Caesar Little Gem Lettuce • Shaved Nettle Gouda • Pickled Ramp Bulbs • Buttery Breadcrumbs • Warm Ramp Caesar Dressing Little gems dressed in warm ramp Caesar with pickled bulbs and young, nettle-infused aged Gouda THIRD COURSE Choice of: Butter Poached Lamb Loin or Halibut Ramp Chimichurri (Lamb) • Ramp Beurre Blanc (Halibut) • Roasted fingerlings • Charred Spring Onion Your choice of butter-poached lamb loin or halibut with ramps and early spring vegetables FOURTH COURSE Spring Cheese Course Fresh Chèvre • Ramp pesto • Spring radish • Sourdough Fresh chèvre with ramp pesto, spring radishes, and toasted sourdough An optional four-course wine pairing is available ($65 per person) and caviar ($22 per person for first course) as an add-on or can be purchased day of. Each pairing is selected to mirror the progression of the menu — beginning with bright, celebratory wines and moving toward more mineral, savory, and warming selections as the evening unfolds.

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