So for our last night in Connecticut we decided to stay close to home and eat at the restaurant at the Inn. The chef is Tyler Anderson who seems to be quite the up and coming chef so we were excited to try his food. We came down for our reservations at 7pm and asked for the chef’s tasting menu, we were told to each select two starters, an entree and a dessert from their prix fixe menu that we would then get small portions of each of our own selections plus the other’s selection, and that would be our tasting menu (which was great because there was a lot of stuff that looked tasty on there we wanted to try).
First Course
Carrot soup with lobster salad amous-bouche
seared foie gras, macadamia nuts, rhubarb consumme, vanilla french toast, mint, strawberries
day boat scallops, turnips, bacon-shallot vinaigrette
Second Course
smoked pork belly, garlic scape puree, oyster mushrooms, bok choy, kimchi bbq sauce
pickled beets, orange, hazelnut brittle, goat cheese mousse
Third Course
striped bass, cucumber, coriander blooms, tapenade, celery, crutons, piquillo pepper hollandaise
Fourth Course
duck breast, "faux, pho", carrot-daikon-bean sprouts-cilantro, rice dumplings, spiced duck consomme
Fifth Course
lemon curd, pinenut crumble, creme fraiche gelato
profiteroles, vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce
All of the food was delicious, light and flavorful and using fresh, local ingredients, so definitely a win in my book 🙂
