located in princeton new jersey . for other uses see element . elements restaurant information established 2008 current 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 code zip 08540 country united states coordinates 40 21 05 n 74 39 39 w 40.3514709 n 74.660878 w 40.3514709 ; 74.660878 other locations 163 bayard lane other information location is closed website www.elementsprinceton.com 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 contents 1 development 2 menu 3 ratings 4 references 5 external links 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 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 in 2013 anderson and distler opened japanese themed restaurant mistral in princeton . 6 elements closed at its first location in princeton after dinner service on june 28 2014 . it reopened in the building that also houses mistral on august 11 2015 . mistral remained open during the renovations . both locations share mistral s liquor license since the reopening . 7 menu edit elements has a seasonally changing menu and serves an array of different cuisines ranging from chicken liver p t 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 2009 elements was named best restaurant in new jersey for its unique taste imagination and work ethic . 4 wine spectator praised anderson s spaghetti carbonara in 2010 . 8 in 2012 elements was voted both best brunch and best lunch in new jersey monthly s 29th annual jersey choice restaurant poll 9 and was ranked the 35th best restaurant in the united states by opinionatedaboutdining.com as reported by forbes . 10 in 2013 new jersey monthly named elements as a top 25 restaurant praising scott anderson for his revival of artisanal techniques of preserving food . 11 scott anderson was a semi finalist contender in the 2014 james beard chef award for best mid atlantic chefs . 12 references 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 & leonardo locascio . elementsprinceton.com . elements . 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 . schumer fran 2013 10 17 . small plates and a taste of many cultures . 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 edit official website yelp profile v t e princeton new jersey areas historic districts princeton historic district stony brook village jugtown king s highway kingston mill mountain avenue former municipalities borough of princeton princeton township education public schools princeton public schools princeton high school witherspoon street school for colored children defunct princeton charter school independent schools hun school lewis school princeton academy of the sacred heart princeton day princeton friends princeton international school of mathematics and science st. paul s stuart country day colleges and universities princeton university princeton theological seminary westminster choir college evelyn college for women defunct other education institute for advanced study princeton community japanese language school princeton public library princeton university art museum witherspoon institute other places of worship miller chapel nassau christian center nassau presbyterian princeton united methodist princeton university chapel stone hill church stony brook meeting house trinity episcopal parks and recreation delaware and raritan canal herrontown woods arboretum jasna polana lake carnegie marquand park mountain lakes preserve princeton battlefield shopping and dining nassau street palmer square elements hoagie haven nassau club nassau inn peacock inn princeton record exchange triumph brewing performing arts mccarter theatre alexander hall princeton symphony orchestra williamson voices media i grew up in princeton comedy minus one princeton community television princeton packet town topics other landmarks albert einstein house drumthwacket joseph henry house donald grant herring estate maclean house maybury hill mercer oak morven nassau hall princeton battle monument princeton cemetery princeton railroad station prospect house tusculum cottage club washington oak westland mansion princeton addressed landmarks outside the municipality american boychoir school chapin school educational testing service forrestal village marketfair mall princeton airport princeton plasma physics laboratory robert wood johnson foundation st. joseph s seminary in plainsboro ; defunct sarnoff corporation terhune orchards washington road elm all e see also princeton university and national register of historic places listings in mercer county new jersey 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 & oldid 704199178 categories 2008 establishments in new jerseybuildings and structures in princeton new jerseynew american restaurantsrestaurants established in 2008restaurants in new jerseyhidden categories pages containing links to 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