Happy 9th, Tilth! 9 courses + 9 wines = $90

It is hard to believe that Maria Hines’ first restaurant, Tilth in Wallingford, is now on the verge of tween-dom. It seems like just yesterday that Hines, who beat Chef Morimoto on Iron Chef America in 2010, earned herself a James Beard Award and witnessed her baby earning New York Times accolades as one of the country’s best new restaurants.

Not much has changed, except now there is also the divine Agrodolce, Golden Beetle and those freakin’ insane za’atar-flecked French fries.

In celebration of Tilth’s ninth anniversary, Hines and her team are hosting dinner on Sept. 1 and 2 with a menu inspired by local farms and fisheries, and capturing the late summer harvest. The nine-course tasting menu (a darn steal at $90) features:

Hors d’Oeuvre

mission fig, farmer’s cheese, marcona almond

Carrot Dashi

house fermented vegetable, wakame, pea tendril

Apulum Garden Heirloom Tomato

balsamic pearl, basil, pecorino crisp

Sweet Pepper Flan eggplant, pine nut, balsamic gastrique

House Made Tagliatelle

abalone mushroom, dandelion, tomato beurre blanc

Loki Sockeye Salmon

black nile barley, summer squash, smoked tea foam

Bartels Farms Beef Striploin

charred radicchio, alvarez farms potato, sweet pepper coulis

Black Sheet Creamery Peppered Fromage

peach mostarda, candied pecan

Theo Chocolate Ganache Cake

chocolate cookie, cocoa cream, sea salt

For reservations to the dinner, visit Tilth’s website or call 206-633-0801.