Mt. Adams eatery and market focuses on fresh, local ingredients

Sprout Market & Eatery opened its doors Oct. 14 in Mt. Adams, with a focus on fresh and local ingredients. The restaurant’s market carries in-season produce, cheese, meats, breads, milk, eggs, sauces, condiments and other day-to-day essentials.
 
Sprout’s menu is similar to the market offerings, and is driven by what is seasonally fresh. The chef, Michael Brown, pulls fresh, seasonal produce from the market shelves in order to put his spin on brunch, lunch and dinner.
 
The small menu will change seasonally and often, depending on what’s available from farmers. Sprout also has 40 organic and/or sustainable wines by the bottle and a dozen by the glass; 14 beers on tap from local and craft breweries with growlers to-go; and three specialty cocktails in the works.
 
Brunch is served a la carte, and the highlights include corn cakes, ham and cheese, and a portobello and asparagus frittata. The lunch menu focuses on fresh salads, including a toasted quinoa and a Caesar salad, sandwiches, and a vegan cabbage soup. The current dinner menu showcases mussels with a house-made broth and corn grown just north of Cincinnati, as well as a fettuccine dish with house-made pasta, ricotta cheese and a late-harvest tomato confit.
 
“Throughout the building’s renovation process, we had so many Mt. Adams'ers stopping in to lend us a hand and show us that they appreciated our dream for Sprout,” says owner Whit Hesser. “Now that we have the doors open, we really hope to bring a sense of openness and a place that the residents are proud to call their own.”
 
The market is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the week, and from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends. The dining room is open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, and for dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, and 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Sprout also serves brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays.
 
There’s also a lounge beneath Sprout—Roots—that can be booked for private parties of up to 40 during the week. And on Friday and Saturday nights, you can catch live jazz, folk or bluegrass music there.