Walking into Harvest Supper in New Canaan makes you feel as if you’re walking back in time to Colonial New England: dark stained wood paneling, ancestral Early American portraits, copper pots as decoration…everything seems, well, Old American. Or should I say --- Olde American.
The food, however, is very New American. And very good.
Harvest Supper has an intimate setting with about 40 seats. It felt as if we were invited to someone’s home for a dinner party. So intimate, in fact, we learned much more than we ever would have wanted to know about our neighboring diners (my wife and I were convinced it had to be a first date, and that there might not be a second date in their future).
We started off with a fantastic Cremant d’Alsace Rose from Lucien Albrecht – Pinot Noir made in the same method as Champagne, great as an aperitif but also ridiculously food-friendly. It went remarkably well with all of the small plates we ordered. The beets with whipped bleu cheese and pistachios was an earthy and savory starter. Then we had crispy quail with olives, creamy polenta, and thinly-sliced pork with bok choy and cipollini onions. Very delicious. We finished the evening as we do quite often; instead of choosing a sweet dessert, we like to finish our wine with a cheese plate. On this evening, we had Raclette, a triple-crème Explorateur and a Bayley Hazen Vermont Blue with nuts and fruit. Perfect.
Harvest Supper
15 Elm Street
New Canaan, CT 06840-5502
(203) 966-5595
(The restaurant does not have a Web site)
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