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Foraged and Found Edibles

Jeremy Faber forages for more than 30 varieties of mushrooms, including the hard-to-find Man on Horseback, which he sells at five local farmers’ markets, like University District. Details University District farmers’ market, corner of NE 50th Ave. and University Way NE; 206-547-2278.

Kurtwood Farms

One of the few raw Jersey milk producers in the country, Kurt Timmermeister delivers bottles to local restaurants as well as Vashon Island’s Minglement, a grocery store near his 13-acre farm. Details Minglement, 19529 Vashon Hwy. SW; 206-463-9800.

Lark

Johnathan Sundstrom’s back-to-the-land dishes, served in an exposed-beamed dining room, have inspired numerous acolytes. Details 926 12th Ave.; 206-323-5275.

Pian Pianino

Justin Neidermeyer offers his hand-cut pastas three nights a week in his first-floor pasta-production kitchen; his apartment is on the second floor. Details 2203 Eastlake Ave. E.; 206-251-7673.

Sitka & Spruce

No printed menus to be found here; every day, Matthew Dillon uses a chalkboard to handwrite the changing selection of rustic dishes—fried pig’s ear with tartar sauce, grilled dorade with red onion jam. Details 2238 Eastlake Ave. E.; 206-324-0662.