- It's the food lover's arrival of spring- and ABC7's Hungry Hound has three fine examples of it on local menus:
- Seared Alaskan halibut, with local purple asparagus, wax and fava beans, sorrel, ramp vinaigrette
MK
868 N Franklin
312-482-9179
LOCAL INGREDIENTS: Purple asparagus, wax and fava beans - White asparagus risotto with sautéed ramps and Heritage Prairie Market's pea tendrils
Niche
14 S. Third St., Geneva
630-262-1000
LOCAL INGREDIENTS: White asparagus, ramps, pea tendrils - Brioche-Crusted Soft-Boiled Egg, Spring Greens, Radish Butter Crouton, radish vinaigrette
North Pond
2610 N Cannon Drive
773-477-5845
LOCAL INGREDIENTS: Sprouts, ramps, lettuces, cress
- LOCAL PRODUCERS:
- Lettuce - Mike & Tina Werp (Werp Farm), Travis City, MI
- Cress - Kathy (Twinhawks Farm), Hillsboro, WI
- Ramps - Marty Travis (Spence Farm), Fairbury, IL
- Radishes - Tracey Vowell (Three Sisters Garden), Kankakee, IL
- Bread - Red Hen Bread, Chicago, IL
Many of Chicago's Farmers Markets start up in May. There are dozens of them across the area. List of Farmers Markets
