Vedge offers $55 tasting menu on weekdays to mark 5th anniversary
Five courses include a vegetable charcuterie board and a shepherd's pie made from maitake mushrooms.
Vedge - Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby's nationally recognized vegan restaurant in Washington Square West - is going the unusual route of an optional tasting menu for dinner Monday to Thursday.
At $55, it runs five courses:
Vegetable Charcuterie Board: pickles, smokes, roasts, marinades, ferments, breads, condiments
Radish Ramen: daikon noodles, shishito, sea beans, shiitake dashi, burnt nori
Melted Brassicas: black pepper fregola, Calabrian chile, autumn peppers
Maitake Mushroom: "shepherds' pie" with roots, mustard, leeks, black lager
Caramel Apple Cheesecake: candied peanut-pretzel crunch, pomegranate ice cream
It's available by reservation (preorder) only. Landau said the menu will be offered through mid-December.