I remember one constructed of beet tartare at The Birches Inn in New Preston. But for high drama, a chocolate pagoda at Splash in Westport probably takes the cake. Nonsense on stilts yet fun for a while. But when fads fall, however, they fall with a yawn. I thought not.
Time marches on and the restaurant scene changes, which makes it interesting to watch.
Stonecroft in Ledyard, Miramar in Westport, Vuli in Stamford. Stews, confits, cassoulet. In the trade, the buzzword is HRM-Home Replacement Meals. The fastest-growing segment of the food market today. Tile fish, pomegranate seeds, Arctic char, tiger lily buds, fava beans, guava, wild greens, sunchokes, meringue.