The third annual NYC Wildflower Week is in full swing through Sunday. The event promotes indigenous plants — including wildflowers — and showcases how crucial they are to local biodiversity. In addition to free botanical walks, garden and green roof tours, planting events and eco-salons, New York City chefs will be cooking with these indigenous (and in-season)?plants. Here’s a rundown of restaurants that have signed on to get “wild.”
The Green Table
75 Ninth Ave., 212-741-6623
Green Table, known for cooking what local farms produce, will be serving a wild vegetable tempura, in which wild ramps and fiddlehead ferns, along with other “domesticated” spring vegetables, make an appearance.
MAS (farmhouse)
39 Downing St., 212-255-1790
MAS?(farmhouse) changes their menu daily, but will be utilizing indigenous and local plants for their specials.
Pure Food & Wine
54 Irving Place, 212-477-1010
Try a sweet violet herb and orange salad at this raw, vegan restaurant.
James
605 Carlton Ave., Brooklyn
718-942-4255
This Prospect Heights hot spot will feature nightly specials with native New York plants such as ramps and fiddlehead ferns, including a spring onion soup with ramps.
ICI
246 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn
718-789-2778
ICI’s showstopper is a braised spring lamb shoulder with Brooklyn-made caviatelli, baby artichokes, ramps and pea shoots.
Vesta: Wild Tastings
21-02 30th Ave., Queens
718-545-5550
Even Queens is getting in on the wild action. Try their spaghetti with charred ramps and sheep’s milk ricotta special at this neighborhood restaurant.
