Boutique Restaurants - Hardcover

Riordan, J

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061374784 ISBN 13: 9780061374784

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2008

The art of fine dining has evolved over the years. Restaurants that were once hailed for their grandiose banquets have taken a back seat to some of their smaller cousins.

Boutique Restaurants is a collection of some of the most creative restaurant designs in the world, from edgy and modern to traditional and laid back. Including work from some of the industry's most exciting architects and designers, this book explores store fronts, wall d�cor, place settings, lighting, and furniture. With beautiful full-color photographs throughout, this compilation gives examples from all over the artistic spectrum of how to create or update a boutique restaurant to make it stand out from the rest.

The use of extraordinary designers, architects, artisans and chefs have created the thirty-four boutique restaurants in this book that are shaping the evolution of the food industry as we know it, by limiting their seating, and raising the bar.

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Synopsis:

This collection of vivid photographs and detailed layouts gives examples from all over the artisitic spectrum of how to create or update a new boutique restaurant to make it stand out from the rest. Innovative storefronts, wall decor, place settings, lighting and furniture are explored. Work from some of the industry's most exciting architects and designers is showcased with multi-page spreads and insightful reviews. For designers, architects, and restauranteurs, "Boutique Restaurants" is a comprehensive guide to the most creative designs on the market.

About the Author:

John Riordan is an architect and writer. His passions for food and design have led him to restaurants worldwide. He lives in Washington D.C., where he subjects his friends and family to culinary designs of his own at home.

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