Inside the Viral Maple & Ash Birthday Menu: Photos, Pricing, and Feast Details
By Marcus Vance
While the à la carte menu remains open to all tables, servers steer celebratory groups toward the restaurant’s signature multi-course experience: the "I Don't Give a F*ck" tasting menu (frequently abbreviated as the IDGAF menu). Rather than forcing a party of eight to negotiate side dishes and steak temperatures, the kitchen assumes full control over the progression.
The meal opens with light, high-acid bites before pivoting directly into theater: the signature fire-roasted seafood tower. Unlike traditional raw bars resting on chipped ice, Maple & Ash roasts Manila clams, wild blue prawns, scallops, and Maine lobster tails over hearth coals. The tower arrives sizzling, drenched in chili oil, garlic butter, and fresh herbs.
Servers finish the seafood course with a signature service flourish. They pour warm, seasoned pasta directly into the drained shell platters, tossing fresh noodles through the residual roasted shellfish butter.
From there, the kitchen transitions into heavier fare. Center-cut slices of dry-aged bone-in ribeye arrive alongside whipped potatoes puréed with butter, charred broccolini, and house-made steak sauces. For groups opting for enhanced tiers, kitchens frequently slip in seared foie gras, shaved seasonal black truffles, or Japanese A5 Miyazaki beef cuts.
Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.
