90 Acres Birthday dinner

Wednesday evening, Steve, Emma and I celebrated our joint birthdays at the Natirar estate restaurant, 90 Acres in Far Hills, NJ. We have been to this restaurant several times before with mixed results. One of favorite chefs, David Felton, opened this restaurant in Winter, 2009 and in concept, we were immediate fans. Felton, formerly of the Pluckemin Inn, was hand selected by owner Sir Richard Branson to conceptualize, create and open the signature restaurant on his 90 acre slice of the almost 400 acre Natirar park. The restaurant was the first to open, with a resort and spa soon following after.

First and foremost is the chef’s desire to create a truly farm to table experience, with the farm literally at the diner’s window (maybe too close for those on the verge of vegetarianism). Steve and I have participated in the Viking Culinary School on the estate before, and have had the opportunity to walk through the growing farm filled with rows upon rows of herbs, vegetables and live stock.