Elise
Day 1: 5-Course Rivieran Reverie Tasting Series
Opened a year ago this August in the Woodruff Arts Center, this exciting eatery from Craig Richards, the celebrated chef who trained in Italy and who gave the city the Michelin Guide-Recommended Lyla Lila, has been featured on Eater’s 2026 List of “Best New Restaurants Around Atlanta.” With a name derived from Beethoven’s classic Für Elise and a space designed by the celebrated architect Renzo Piano, Elise has a seafood-driven menu with starters like smoked oysters with chermoula and crème fraiche and chicken liver mousse with strawberry-hibiscus jam and fried pistachios and entrees like roasted halibut with green garlic crème and steelhead trout with black-eyed peas and ginger beurre. Are you a landlubber? Don’t worry. Beef bourguignon and duck breast are highlights of the menu as well. Leave room too for the state-of-the-art lemon tart and other delicious desserts. Atlanta Magazine salutes the “light, elegant dishes,” while the Atlanta Journal-Constitution hails Elise as “artful, stylish, and sophisticated without pretension.” We seriously cannot wait to visit here and to chat with Chef Richards about his food ideas. Join us, won’t you?
About the Host:
Craig Richards
Chef/Owner
Chef Craig Richards is an Italian trained chef, having worked in northeast Italy and New York City before moving to Atlanta. He recently opened Elise, his second venture after celebrated Lyla Lila.
The Lineup
All courses will be individually plated. This menu will be Shellfish, Fish, Peanut, Tree Nut, Soy & Mushroom Free. For a list of restrictions/allergies Chef is accommodating, click here.
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Summer Squash Carpaccio
georgia peach, chermoula, mizuna, parmigiano reggiano
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Risotto Cacio e Pepe
aged carnaroli rice, parmigiano reggiano, pecorino romano
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Smoked Ricotta Ravioli
ragu bolognese, chive, parmigiano reggiano
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Pork Medallions
french green lentil, braised farm greens, fig verjus sauce
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Chocolate Mousse & Comté Cheese
aged scotch, espresso, olive oil, sea salt
Elise
1280 Peachtree St NE (in the Woodruff Arts Center)
Atlanta, GA 30309
More Event Info
Dietary Restrictions Accommodation Policy:
Due to the large-format nature of this event, all accommodation requests must be Added To Your Profile, or Emailed To Us no later than 72 hours before the event. Requests submitted after this date will not be accommodated. Additionally, Elise will only be accommodating certain dietary restrictions/food allergies, and they are unable to make menu adjustments based on distaste for specific ingredients/flavor profiles.
See below for guidance on whether or not they will be accommodating your restriction. Or, if your restriction is not represented below, Contact Us prior to booking tickets for guidance.
- Vegetarians: There is Pork and Beef in Course 3 and Pork and Chicken in Course 4. Substitutions will be provided.
- Pescatarians: There is Pork and Beef in Course 3 and Pork and Chicken in Course 4. Substitutions will be provided.
- Gluten: There is Gluten in Course 3. Substitutions will be provided.
- Dairy:
• Butter: Butter is in Course 2, Course 3, Course 4. Substitutions will be provided
• Cheese: Cow's Milk Cheese is in Course 1, Course 2, Course 3, Course 5. Substitutions will be provided. Sheep's Milk Cheese is in Course 2. Substitutions will be provided
- Shellfish: This menu is shellfish-free.
- Fish: This menu is fish-free.
- Eggs: There are Eggs in Course 5. Substitutions will be provided.
- Peanuts: This menu is peanut-free.
- Tree Nuts: This menu is tree nut-free.
- Alliums: There is Garlic in Course 1 and Onion (Cooked) in Course 3. Substitutions will be provided.
- Mushrooms: This menu is mushroom-free.
- Soy: This menu is soy-free.
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