This article is about the restaurant located in Princeton, New Jersey. For other uses, see Element.
Elements is a New Americanfine dining restaurant located in Princeton, New Jersey which 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 in Princeton and closed in 2014 while the new location was developed.[2]
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, a Rutgers graduate and former associate of restaurant Nova Terra in New 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 an equity partner in 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
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
In a 2009 review, New Jersey Monthly described Elements as one of the best restaurants in New Jersey, praising Anderson's imagination, and work ethic.[4]Wine Spectator praised Anderson's spaghetti carbonara in 2010.[7]
In 2012, Elements was voted both best brunch and best lunch in New Jersey Monthly's 29th Annual Jersey Choice Restaurant Poll[8] and was ranked the 35th-best restaurant in the United States by OpinionatedAboutDining.com, as reported by Forbes.[9]
In 2013, New Jersey Monthly named Elements as a Top 25 restaurant, praising Scott Anderson for his revival of artisanal techniques of preserving food.[10]
elements, restaurant, this, article, about, restaurant, located, princeton, jersey, other, uses, element, elements, american, fine, dining, restaurant, located, princeton, jersey, which, reopened, august, 2015, location, witherspoon, street, downtown, princeto. This article is about the restaurant located in Princeton New Jersey For other uses see Element Elements is a New American fine dining restaurant located in Princeton New Jersey which 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 in Princeton and closed in 2014 while the new location was developed 2 ElementsRestaurant informationEstablished2008Owner s Steven DistlerHead chefScott AndersonFood typeNew AmericanDress codeSmart casualStreet address66 Witherspoon St CityPrincetonCountyMercerStateNew JerseyPostal ZIP Code08540CountryUnited StatesCoordinates40 21 05 N 74 39 39 W 40 3514709 N 74 660878 W 40 3514709 74 660878Other locations163 Bayard Lane Other information location is closedWebsitewww wbr elementsprinceton wbr com Contents 1 Development 2 Menu 3 Ratings 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDevelopment EditFounder 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 a Rutgers graduate and former associate of restaurant Nova Terra in New 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 an equity partner in 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 EditElements has a seasonally changing menu and serves an array of different cuisines ranging from chicken liver pate 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 EditIn a 2009 review New Jersey Monthly described Elements as one of the best restaurants in New Jersey praising Anderson s imagination and work ethic 4 Wine Spectator praised Anderson s spaghetti carbonara in 2010 7 In 2012 Elements was voted both best brunch and best lunch in New Jersey Monthly s 29th Annual Jersey Choice Restaurant Poll 8 and was ranked the 35th best restaurant in the United States by OpinionatedAboutDining com as reported by Forbes 9 In 2013 New Jersey Monthly named 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 2014 James Beard Chef Award for best Mid Atlantic chefs 11 See also EditList of New American restaurantsReferences Edit Gilbert Sarah Emily 2015 08 19 Plate to Date Elements Restaurant Princeton Magazine Retrieved 2015 09 05 Tanner Pat 2013 06 05 What s New in Downtown Princeton Dining U S 1 Newspaper Retrieved 2015 09 05 Steve Distler amp Leonardo LoCascio elementsprinceton com Elements Archived from the original on 2014 03 14 Retrieved 2014 03 14 a b c Parish Stan 2009 01 15 Restaurant Review Elements New Jersey Monthly Retrieved 2014 03 14 a b Cook Karla 2010 05 07 Locally Rooted Flavors That Belie Their Setting The New York Times Retrieved 2014 03 14 Saferstein Rosie 2014 06 08 BREAKING NEWS Elements to Close Reopen in 2015 New Jersey Monthly Retrieved 2015 09 05 Dugan Owen 2010 12 15 Spaghetti Carbonara With Beaujolais Wine Spectator Retrieved 2014 03 14 subscription required 2012 Jersey Choice Restaurant Poll New Jersey Monthly 2012 07 17 Retrieved 2015 09 05 Olmsted Larry 2012 03 13 Just Released The 100 Best U S Restaurants Forbes Retrieved 2014 03 21 Levin Eric 2013 07 11 New Jersey s Top 25 Restaurants of 2013 New Jersey Monthly Retrieved 2014 03 14 The 2014 Restaurant and Chef Award Semifinalists James Beard Foundation Award 2014 02 19 Retrieved 2014 03 14 External links EditOfficial website Yelp profile Coordinates 40 21 05 N 74 39 39 W 40 351497 N 74 660747 W 40 351497 74 660747 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elements restaurant amp oldid 1126115818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
