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It all began in 1915,
when Joseph Christen moved from Zurich, Switzerland, to Manhattan,
where he worked as Maitre d' at the Ritz Carlton. That same year
Mary Louise Lahiere moved from the South of France to Montreal. In
1916, she also moved to New York where she worked at the Plaza
Hotel. Joseph and Mary Louise met, fell in love and married in 1917.
In 1919, Joseph and Mary Louise moved to Princeton to open a
restaurant with Mary Louise's two brothers, Jean Pierre and Eugene.
However, less than one year after opening Lahiere's Mary Louise's
two brothers, who farmed Lambert's farm on Rosedale Road, went back
to farming full time.
In 1927, Leon Joseph Christen was born. He graduated from Princeton
University in 1949 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and went
on to earn his M.B.A. from Columbia University in 1952. He married
Rosemarie Simone in 1952 and they moved to Canada in 1956 working
for Johnson & Higgins, the insurance company.
In 1961, after the death of Mary Louise, Leon and Rosemarie moved
back to Princeton to manage Lahiere's with his father. They brought
their young daughters Caroline and Michele. Joe Christen was born
four years later.
Joe Christen now operates Lahiere's which he has been doing for the
past 12 years. Joe formally started with the restaurant upon his
graduation from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1987. He
and his wife, Jill, have two daughters, Simone and Julia.
Today, Lahiere's serves contemporary American cuisine as compared to
its strictly French predecessor. The restaurant welcomes its new
Chef, Paul Robinson, who has been the Sous Chef at Lahiere's for over 12 years, and a graduate of the Culinary Institute of
America in Hyde Park, New York. The restaurant is also fortunate to
have its General Manager David Wagner , also a CIA alum, Wine and Beverage Manager Chris Canavari
and Paul's wife Jennifer, Lahiere's Pastry Chef.
The restaurant may appear modest in size with its many cozy rooms
but can seat up to 200 patrons at once. While you do not see their
photographs on the walls, a range of luminaries have enjoyed
Lahiere's including King Hussein of Jordan, James Baker, Paul
Newman, Reggie White, Donald Sutherland and Bob Hope. Princeton's
own John Chancellor used to be a regular.
The Christens and the entire Lahiere's staff welcome you and look forward to your continued patronage.
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