Top Tastes Thus Far ....

Diana and Moira both wrote about some of their favorite tastes thus far. Here are some of mine:

• Hamburgers made from Black Watch Farms beef, served with an aoili made from ramps. No wonder these taste so good: they were cooked up by Jason Tostrup, chef at the Inn at Weathersfield. The pungency of the ramps is a perfect foil to the richness of the beef.
• House-made and -smoked pork sausage on crostini from the Norwich Inn. The pork is from hogs raised by Hogwash Farm. Smoked just enough but not too smoky.
• I first tasted Walpole Creamery ice cream at last year's Flavors. Loved the ginger and cookies n' cream. And if you want an alternative, NOFA is dishing up Strafford Dairy ice cream.
• Marceau's Fine Foods is offering a taste of Dark 'n Stormy Chocolate Torte. Billed on the Idlewood Restaurant menu as "the ultimate chocolate experience," I'd say it's close. Creamy, dense, with a hit of not-too-sweet caramel sauce.
• And I can't forget the roasted potato with homemade ketchup at Your Farm's table.
• And the raw carrot from Killdeer Farm.