15 results for author: Pluckemin Inn


State of the art Biodefence system installed

As part of our commitment to providing safe and healthy environment to our staff and guests, we are happy to announce that we have installed a state of the art biodefence technology. The Synexis Biodefense System that we have installed throughout the restaurant (front and back of the house) is designed to provide prophylactic mitigation of broad-spectrum pathogens including viruses, bacteria and fungi from the moment they are introduced to the space. To learn more about the system and it’s unique capabilities, click here or visit: www.synexis.com by installing the Synexis Biodefence System, we have added another layer of ...

New Jersey Monthly – The 30 Best Restaurants in New Jersey – 2020

"Executive chef Jason Ramos can seduce you with a salmon fillet gentled in a miso brodetto or, as he did this summer, summon your inner lumberjack with slow-cooked suckling pig nested in corn and peaches." Click to read more.

New Jersey Monthly – The 30 Best Restaurants in New Jersey – 2019

"This year, the Pluckemin took an unusual step for a fine-dining restaurant and simplified its menu...Mrs. LaGrassa gave the thumbs up and the change was made with no dumbing down." read more here

New Jersey Monthly – The 30 Best Restaurants in New Jersey – 2018

"...This year, owner Gloria LaGrassa, who has previously promoted from within, did so again, elevating Kevin La Femina to executive chef. Good move? The answer is on the plate. " read more here

Star-Ledger December 2017 – 4 Stars

This 4-star restaurant still dazzles, 12 years after opening

New Jersey Monthly – The 25 Best Restaurants – 2017

"When Andrew Lattanzio stepped down as executive chef early this year, owner Gloria LaGrassa did what she has done before: hired a Pluckemin veteran. Kevin Takafuji, who was a sous chef at the inn in 2007, is the latest in a line of superbly talented and experienced chefs who have come into their own at the now 12-year-old restaurant." read more here

New Jersey Monthly – The 25 Best Restaurants – 2016

"Executive chef Andrew Lattanzio responds to praise with becoming modesty. When his chilled zucchini soup—a purée eventful with tender lobster, luscious burrata, snipped basil, tiny sourdough croutons and poignant violet flowers—is called creative, he replies, “It’s just basic.”..." Click to read more

New Jersey Monthly – The 25 Best Restaurants – 2015

"The Pluckemin turned 10 this year, and under Gloria LaGrassa, its co-founder and owner, it keeps getting better. "

New Jersey Monthly Top 25 – 2014

The 25 Best Restaurants of 2014.

New Jersey Monthly Top 25 – 2013

The 25 Best Restaurants of 2013.