February 2008

Features

Departments

The Connecticut Table
	Duo, Stamford Back from almost a month in Asia and already missing the exotic flavors of Singapore, Manila, Borocay and the islands, I was delighted to learn that a "stunning" Euro-Japanese restaurant in Stamford awaited my review. How lucky can you get? The name of the restaurant, Duo, defines the concept. By: Elise Maclay
	Firebox, Hartford Why, miles from the sea, did we order oysters? From the raw bar? Hardly a way to plumb the depths of a chef's creativity. But they were the first thing on the menu. Malpeque, bluepoint, Tatamagouche. The names sang a siren song and we succumbed. By: Elise Maclay

The Connecticut Table

Duo, Stamford

Back from almost a month in Asia and already missing the exotic flavors of Singapore, Manila, Borocay and the islands, I was delighted to learn that a "stunning" Euro-Japanese restaurant in Stamford awaited my review. How lucky can you get? The name of the restaurant, Duo, defines the concept.

By: Elise Maclay

Firebox, Hartford

Why, miles from the sea, did we order oysters? From the raw bar? Hardly a way to plumb the depths of a chef's creativity. But they were the first thing on the menu. Malpeque, bluepoint, Tatamagouche. The names sang a siren song and we succumbed.