Atera (restaurant)

Atera replaced the restaurant Compose, which closed after chef Nick Curtin departed.{{cite news |last1=Fabricant |first1=Florence |title=Compose to Close, Then Reopen in Fall With Matthew Lightner as Chef |url=https://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/compose-to-close-then-reopen-in-fall-with-matthew-lightner-as-chef/ |access-date=January 22, 2022 |work=Diner’s Journal Blog |date=July 1, 2011}} The owner, Jodi Richard, overhauled the restaurant's kitchen facilities to attract Matthew Lightner, a chef at Castagna in Portland, Oregon, so that he would develop a new concept to replace Compose. Enhancements to the space included the installation of a large test kitchen in the restaurant's basement.{{cite news |last1=Fabricant |first1=Florence |title=The Season's New Restaurants |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/dining/the-seasons-new-restaurants-fall-preview.html |access-date=January 22, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=September 6, 2011}} Compose officially closed in July 2011. Atera opened in March 2012, serving a $150 tasting menu with optional wine pairings for an additional $90.{{cite news |last1=Morabito |first1=Greg |title=Atera Now Serving $150 Tasting Menu From Chef Matthew Lightner |url=https://ny.eater.com/2012/3/20/6603529/atera-now-serving-150-tasting-menu-from-chef-matthew-lightner |access-date=January 22, 2022 |work=Eater NY |date=March 20, 2012 |language=en}}

Lightner left Atera in 2015.{{cite news |last1=Fabricant |first1=Florence |title=Matthew Lightner Will Leave Atera |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/16/dining/matthew-lightner-will-leave-atera.html |access-date=January 22, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=February 16, 2015}} Richard hired Ronny Emborg to replace him. After Lightner's departure, the restaurant closed for several months.{{cite news |last1=Tishgart |first1=Sierra |title=Michelin-Starred Atera Has Reopened With a Completely New Menu From Danish Chef Ronny Emborg |url=https://www.grubstreet.com/2015/05/atera-reopens-ronny-emborg.html |access-date=January 22, 2022 |work=Grub Street |date=May 18, 2015 |language=en-us}} It was reopened in May 2015 with a new menu designed by Emborg.

Farm.One, a hydroponic produce company, began using the restaurant's basement space as a farm beginning in 2017.{{cite magazine |title=Tribeca's Hydroponic Underground |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/07/09/tribecas-hydroponic-underground |access-date=January 23, 2022 |magazine=The New Yorker |date=July 2, 2018}} The restaurant occasionally provided some patrons tours of the farm facilities.{{cite news |last1=Krueger |first1=Alyson |title=Herbs From the Underground |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/nyregion/herbs-from-the-underground.html |access-date=January 23, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=December 6, 2017}} In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant offered takeout through delivery service Caviar.{{cite news |last1=Vianna |first1=Carla |title=38 Michelin-Starred NYC Restaurants Open for Outdoor Dining or Takeout |url=https://ny.eater.com/maps/nyc-michelin-star-outdoor-dining-restaurant-map |access-date=January 23, 2022 |work=Eater NY |date=July 14, 2020 |language=en}}

In a 2012 review of the restaurant, during Lightner's tenure, New York Times critic Pete Wells was mostly positive.{{cite news |last1=Wells |first1=Pete |title=And for His Next Trick ... |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/dining/reviews/atera-in-tribeca.html |access-date=February 2, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=July 17, 2012}}

The restaurant received two Michelin stars in 2012,{{cite news |last1=Marcius |first1=Chelsia Rose |title=New TriBeCa Restaurant Atera Wins Two Michelin Stars |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121003/tribeca/new-tribeca-restaurant-atera-wins-two-michelin-stars/ |access-date=January 23, 2022 |work=DNAinfo New York |date=October 3, 2012 |archive-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123012940/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121003/tribeca/new-tribeca-restaurant-atera-wins-two-michelin-stars/ |url-status=dead }} its first rating by Michelin.{{cite news |last1=Fabricant |first1=Florence |title=Seven Retain Michelin's 3 Stars |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/03/dining/seven-new-york-restaurants-retain-michelins-3-star-ratings.html |access-date=January 23, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=October 2, 2012}} The restaurant has maintained its two-star rating since 2012.{{cite news |last1=Sugar |first1=Rachel |title=Michelin Is Awarding Stars Again. Here's the Full List of New York Winners. |url=https://www.grubstreet.com/2021/05/michelin-stars-nyc-2021-full-list.html |access-date=January 23, 2022 |work=Grub Street |date=May 6, 2021 |language=en-us}}{{cite news |last1=Morabito |first1=Greg |title=Michelin Madness: Atera and Marea Hold at Two; Single Stars for Piora, Luksus, The Breslin, and More |url=https://ny.eater.com/2015/9/30/9426423/atera-two-stars-michelin-marea |access-date=January 23, 2022 |work=Eater NY |date=September 30, 2015 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Crowley |first1=Chris |title=Here Are the 2019 Michelin Stars for New York City |url=https://www.grubstreet.com/2018/11/michelin-stars-nyc-2019.html |access-date=January 23, 2022 |work=Grub Street |date=November 6, 2018 |language=en-us}}

Recipient of the AAA Five-Star Award (2018–2023).{{cite web |title=For 2021/2022, the following restaurants were added as new Five Diamond honorees |url=https://newsroom.aaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022_TRV-5D-Restaurants-Apr-2022-1.pdf |website=aaa.com |access-date=May 14, 2023 |date=April 2022}}

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