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Where the Ramps Are: Restaurants Serving Spring Vegetables Right Now

Ramps! Who run the world!
Ramps! Who run the world! Photo: Courtesy of Empellon

It’s warm outside, and Alex Stupak has ramps at Empellón Cocina, or at least he had them the other day — point is, it’s getting warmer. You can sit outside at Frankies Spuntino in Carroll Gardens and at Calliope in the East Village. There are all kinds of ferns unfurling out there, shoots breaking the thawed ground, and garlic scapes growing. Check out just a few of the places serving the new stuff, straight ahead.

Entree: pan roasted white Sturgeon, creamed spinach, oyster mushrooms, fava beans #specials— THE FAT RADISH (@THEFATRADISH) April 5, 2013

Photo: Pickled duck eggs with beets and garlic. Spring. Is. On. Who doesn’t want to go out on Friday? tmblr.co/ZBf1Iuh_PzOc— Acme Food & Beverage (@ACMEcarrboro) April 5, 2013

Fresh ramps are here! ow.ly/i/1PCCg #Springtime at #Lupa #BBHG— Lupa Osteria Romana (@LupaOsteria) April 5, 2013

here is tonight’s menu, folks! welcome back sweetbreads! this time we’re serving them grilled with “volcano… fb.me/1ET0Onupn— thirty acres (@thirtyacres) April 5, 2013

New this week for lunch at Babbo: Stinging Nettle & Taleggio Crostinin w.shaved raw artichoke! #BBHG twitter.com/BabboRistorant…— Babbo Ristorante (@BabboRistorante) April 5, 2013

Carpaccio di Baccala. #lunchPurple radish sprouts by our friends @windfallfarms @unsqgreenmarket twitter.com/IlBuco_AV/stat…— Il Buco Alimentari (@IlBuco_AV) April 5, 2013

Cape Cod Razorclam crudo, white soy, jalapeño, ginger, pickled spring garlic, crispy lotus root @ The… instagram.com/p/XvOdJei11U/— The Good Fork (@goodforkredhook) April 5, 2013

Skate / nettle / razor clam twitter.com/PaulLiebrandt/…— paul liebrandt (@PaulLiebrandt) April 5, 2013

There’s plenty more sprouting up all over, if you look closely. Please let us know what you find out there this weekend.

Where the Ramps Are: Restaurants Serving Spring Vegetables Right Now