Nation's Banana Splits Get a Deluxe Glow-Up with $100 Foie Gras and Gold Flakes
KEY POINTS
- •Pastry chef Savannah Foltz of Charlotte’s Supperland reimagines the classic banana split with charred pineapple and banana-infused whipped cream.
- •In Beverly Hills, Veil & Velvet serves a popular $29 banana split featuring caramelized bananas, cookie dough streusel, and tableside creme anglaise.
- •Oak Park in Des Moines offers a luxe $100 banana split with pistachio, saffron, foie gras ice creams, gold foil, and Armagnac caviar.
Banana splits, once the sad pharmacy soda fountain relic, are making a comeback with Executive Pastry Chefs playing mad scientist across the US. North Carolina’s Savannah Foltz ignited charred pineapple on a wood-fired grill and infused whipped cream with banana because toppings apparently need a PhD now. Over at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons, Ricardo Menicucci swagged out the classic sundae with $29 crystal cups, cookie dough streusel, and a dramatic tableside creme anglaise dribble that screams 'wealthy summer camp.' Des Moines really flexed with a $100 banana split featuring foie gras ice creams, pistachio, saffron, gold foil, and Armagnac caviar—because what screams tropical paradise more than liver and caviar? Laila Bazahm folded Filipino turon vibes and Singapore Sling cherries into her version at Austin’s Siti, proving bananas can globe-trot better than your average influencer. Meanwhile, Portland’s Scorfana spiked spumoni ice cream with Italian Galliano liqueur, channeling a dairy bar on a jet set 'worlds bounce.' All to resurrect the banana split from its 20th-century Jell-O tomb, proving nostalgia tastes better with a side of flambé and a hefty price tag.
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When your grandma’s banana split gets a $100 VIP makeover with foie gras and gold flakes, you know dessert entered influencer territory. Bananas aren’t boring, they’re just broke.
Celebrating banana splits by torching fruit and adding Armagnac caviar because apparently, the ’50s called—they want their champagne replaced with foie gras.
Banana splits now come with enough drama to rival a soap opera starring caramelized bananas and turbinado sugar crunch, sending your childhood nostalgia into a fully catered midlife crisis.
Source: Eater | Published: 2/24/2026 | Author: Bettina Makalintal
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