William Dissen, chef and owner of The Market Place restaurant on Wall Street, will collaborate with Travis Milton, chef of the Richmond, Va., Southern eatery Comfort to present a dinner benefiting the Appalachian Food Summit on Wednesday, April 15. The five-course, Appalachian-themed dinner will feature a menu highlighting both fermented and preserved foods as well as fresh ramps, which will be in season in the Asheville area in mid-April.
Here is a press release form Dissen with details about the event:
On Wednesday April 15th The Market Place Restaurant will be hosting “Appalachian Ramps & Preserves – A Fundraiser For The Appalachian Food Summit”.
The dinner will be a collaborative effort from Chef William Dissen of The Market Place and renown Southern Chef Travis Milton of Comfort Restaurant (Richmond, VA).
The Appalachian Food Summit is an upcoming gathering on September 26th that is bringing together the best food and heritage minds of Appalachia to discuss the past, present, and future of our Appalachian Foodways.
Chefs Dissen and Milton will be raiding their restaurant larders with preserves, pickles, ferments, and canned veggies from the last year to help build their menu, as well as utilizing the first wild food of the year – RAMPS.
There is an old Appalachian saying, “Tax Day is Ramp Day,” and it’s a special time of year as the wild Allium Tricoccum is in full harvest in our hills and mountains.
On Wednesday April 15th, please join us for a 5 Course Appalachian dinner.
Tickets: $55/person plus tax and gratuity. Proceeds benefit the Appalachian Food Summit
Where: The Market Place Restaurant – 20 Wall Street Asheville, NC
Reservations: Call – The Market Place – 828-252-4162
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