Elements (restaurant)
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| Established | 2008 |
| Owner(s) | Steven Distler |
| Head chef | Scott Anderson |
| Food type | New American |
| Dress code | Smart casual |
| Street address | 66 Witherspoon St. |
| City | Princeton |
| County | Mercer |
| State | New Jersey |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 08540 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°21′05″N74°39′39″W/ 40.3514709°N 74.660878°W |
| Other locations | 163 Bayard Lane* |
| Other information | * location is closed |
| Website | www |
Elementsis aNew Americanfine diningrestaurant located inPrinceton, New Jerseywhich reopened on August 11, 2015 at its new location on Witherspoon Street in downtown Princeton.[1]The restaurant originally opened in 2008 on Bayard Lane inPrincetonand closed in 2014 while the new location was developed.[2]
Development
[edit]Founder and owner Steven Distler,[3]a semiretired private-equity executive of Bank of Princeton, purchased and renovated the property from an auto-repair garage next to a gas station.[4]
Distler hired executive chef Scott Anderson, aRutgersgraduate and former associate of restaurant Nova Terra inNew Brunswick.He has never been formally trained, but spent six years at the Ryland Inn, where he became the head chef before that restaurant closed. Business partner Laurent Chapuis, owner of the Princeton Corkscrew Wine Shop, introduced Anderson and Distler. Anderson is currently anequity partnerin the restaurant.[4][5]
Elements closed at its first location in Princeton after dinner service on June 28, 2014. It reopened, in the building that also houses their other restaurant Mistral, on August 11, 2015. Mistral remained open during the renovations. Both locations share Mistral's liquor license since the reopening.[6]
Menu
[edit]Elements has a seasonally-changing menu and serves an array of different cuisines ranging from chicken liver pâté to locally sourced grits to Laughing Bird shrimp. Elements offers a variety of wines, with bottle prices ranging from $26 to $2,700.[5]
Ratings
[edit]In a 2009 review,New Jersey Monthlydescribed Elements as one of the best restaurants in New Jersey, praising Anderson's imagination, and work ethic.[4]Wine Spectatorpraised Anderson's spaghetti carbonara in 2010.[7]
In 2012, Elements was voted both best brunch and best lunch inNew Jersey Monthly's 29th Annual Jersey Choice Restaurant Poll[8]and was ranked the 35th-best restaurant in the United States by OpinionatedAboutDining, as reported byForbes.[9]
In 2013,New Jersey Monthlynamed Elements as a Top 25 restaurant, praising Scott Anderson for his revival of artisanal techniques of preserving food.[10]
Scott Anderson was a semi-finalist contender in the 2014James Beard Chef Awardfor bestMid-Atlanticchefs.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Gilbert, Sarah Emily (2015-08-19)."Plate to Date: Elements Restaurant".Princeton Magazine.Retrieved2015-09-05.
- ^Tanner, Pat (2013-06-05)."What's New in Downtown Princeton Dining".U.S. 1 Newspaper.Retrieved2015-09-05.
- ^"Steve Distler & Leonardo LoCascio".elementsprinceton.Elements. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-03-14.Retrieved2014-03-14.
- ^abcParish, Stan (2009-01-15)."Restaurant Review: Elements".New Jersey Monthly.Retrieved2014-03-14.
- ^abCook, Karla (2010-05-07)."Locally Rooted Flavors That Belie Their Setting".The New York Times.Retrieved2014-03-14.
- ^Saferstein, Rosie (2014-06-08)."BREAKING NEWS: Elements to Close, Reopen in 2015".New Jersey Monthly.Retrieved2015-09-05.
- ^Dugan, Owen (2010-12-15)."Spaghetti Carbonara With Beaujolais".Wine Spectator.Retrieved2014-03-14.(subscription required)
- ^"2012 Jersey Choice Restaurant Poll".New Jersey Monthly.2012-07-17.Retrieved2015-09-05.
- ^Olmsted, Larry (2012-03-13)."Just Released — The 100 Best U.S. Restaurants?".Forbes.Retrieved2014-03-21.
- ^Levin, Eric (2013-07-11)."New Jersey's Top 25 Restaurants of 2013".New Jersey Monthly.Retrieved2014-03-14.
- ^"The 2014 Restaurant and Chef Award Semifinalists".James Beard Foundation Award.2014-02-19.Retrieved2014-03-14.
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