elements' Scott Anderson on his Best Meal of 2011

as published in Opinionated About Dining (OAD)

I always find the Meal of the Year post to be highly informative. Not only does it include a number of restaurants that I never heard of before, it allows me to keep track of important trends in the world of fine dining. Among the things that I learned from this year’s responses are the following:

Read the rest including Scott's responses here.

(posted on 12/20/2011)

Scott Anderson one of Esquire Magazine's Best New Chefs of 2011

"If Anderson had merely given Princeton its one great eatery, he'd be a hero, but he is in fact in the vanguard of modern global-American cuisine."

Scott Anderson has been selected as one of Esquire Magazine's Best New Chefs of 2011. See the article here.

(posted on 10/11/2011)

Chef Scott Anderson talks about Foodie Fridays

Chef Scott Anderson talks about Foodie Fridays

see the video here

(posted on 07/27/2011)

A Tale Between Two Cities

elements now rated one of New Jersey's top 25 restaurants, among the finest in the region.

Read more here

(posted on 07/20/2011)

Another Glass Please

Elements Restaurant receives the Two Glasses "Best Of" Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator!

Read more here

(posted on 07/20/2011)

news 12 segment with elements

Princeton restaurant cooks with Jersey fresh produce

News 12 segment with elements See the complete video clip here.

(posted on 07/01/2011)

elements chef/owner wins Jersey Seafood Challenge

by Peter Genovese

Sixteen chefs from all corners of the state competed in the Jersey Seafood Challenge at the governor's mansion today....

(posted on 07/01/2011)

Chef on Chef

Dora Dunn talks anything but turkey with Scott Anderson of elements

Don't tell Eddie I said this; the truth is that despite some shocking bad meals and some edgy conversations, reviewing restaurants and interviewing chefs is not exactly worthy of hardship pay...

(posted on 06/24/2011)

gourmet destinations

elements in princeton

You never know what you're going to find inside elements.

It might be strawberries grown a few miles away...

(posted on 06/14/2011)

5@5 Mixologist Mattias Hagglund

5 Ingredients You Might Not Think of Including in Cocktails

Our managing editor already waxed poetic about the refreshing revelation that is tomatoes and booze. Now, it's Mattias Hägglund's turn to get in the mix and raise up those unsung heroes of the cocktail world. Perhaps we should mention he's the mixologist at elements in Princeton, New Jersey - so let's just say being behind the bar is kind of his thing.

Five Ingredients That You Might Not Think of Including in Cocktails, But Really Should: Mattias Hägglund

read the entire post here.

(posted on 08/06/2010)

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Foodie Friday – Tasmanian Ocean Trout

What follows is the medium fatty belly, and the fatty belly of a tasmanian ocean trout. The scrape will be used for croquettes. The medium fatty belly is to be grilled and served quite rare, leaving the fatty belly to be served as sashimi. These will be garnished with citrus, fennel, and vanilla dashi, and [...]

Kindai Tuna is Back

Delivery This is our first Kindai tuna delivery in almost a year for us. We got this belly portion, which ended up weighing 21.3 lbs, from Sona seafood.   Scott’s Zakuri Yanagi that he uses exclusively for tuna. Jon at Japanese Knife Imports was kind enough to have the guys at Zakuri make him this [...]

Creation

Scott working out a new fish dish with Jon   Here’s a peek at some of the inner workings of the kitchen from the early morning.

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11/17 A Collaborative Feast

Thursday November 17th 2011 elements first annual A Collaborative Feast: Princeton Chefs Give Back 8 area chefs participate in an end of season tasting menu Each chef will prepare one of the evenings 8 courses. a portion of proceeds will benefit the Princeton Area Community Foundation. $115 tasting menu / optional $55 beverage pairingHors D’ouvres will be [...]

11/4 an exclusive evening with Super Tuscans & Truffles

11/04  special “foodie friday” SUPER TUSCANS &TRUFFLES featuring an exclusive vertical of Castellare’s I sodi di san niccolo’. WITH SPECIAL GUEST SOMMELIER, ALESSANDRO CELLAI “The birds on Castellare’s labels symbolize their commitment to environmentally sound cultivation. Herbicides are not used, nor are any systemic pesticides. Chemical treatment of any kind is shunned. Hunting is also [...]

Friday 10/14 Ideas in Food

Friday night 10/14 join Chefs Scott Anderson, Aki Kamozawa and Alex Talbot as they collaborate on a special Foodie Friday menu Book Signing Available! To celebrate the One Year Anniversary of Alex and Aki’s book, Ideas in Food. $100 a person, 7-course menu, $55 for the optional beverage pairing About Aki Kamozawa and H. Alexander [...]

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Red Rye

Today I put together another batch of blood orange vanilla simple syrup for the Red Rye cocktail. We here at elements love our rye, so naturally I paired it with some delicious blood orange and a bitter cranberry puree. A touch of lemon, some orange cognac, and a duo of bitters goes a long way [...]

Dodge’s Nogg

As seen in Inside Jersey…

Dogfish Head Beer Dinner- Friday, Sept. 9th

Calling all beer geeks! Friday, September the 9th we will be hosting a beer dinner using some of the very excellent brews from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery of nearby Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.  Our Foodie Friday menu will be designed around and using as pairings a number of their exciting beers; including but not limited to: [...]

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