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Petersham Nurseries Restaurant, London: Where Ethics Meet Aesthetics

In 1997, Gael and Francesco Boglione moved their young family from central London to Richmond, into a Queen Anne house called Petersham House. Beyond...

When Rotterdam Meets the Moon, You Get Celest

Have you ever been to a place that simulates a trip to the moon? Sounds absurd? Well, there is a restaurant that draws inspiration...

Amelia, Dubai: The Time Traveler’s Feast

In 2018, Rayan Nicolas, a Lebanese entrepreneur in the hospitality industry, opened a restaurant in one of the city’s 500-year-old buildings located in the...

Blindekuh and the Economics of Darkness: How Sensory Deprivation Became a Social Infrastructure

There's a physics principle that says when a constraint in a system changes, conserved quantities redistribute, and the system evolves toward a new equilibrium,...

What Happens When Fine Dining Meets the Physics of a Theme Park? Eatrenalin.

There's a restaurant in Rust, Germany, where your table glides through rooms. The chairs float, vibrate, and dance in sync with 15 other diners...

TakaHisa, Dubai: The Direct Line to Toyosu

Most restaurants claim to source the finest ingredients. TakaHisa doesn't just claim it. They own a processing facility and a restaurant inside Toyosu Market,...

The Ishaara Model and the Economics of Inclusion in Hospitality With Prashant Issar

Once upon a time, Prashant Issar saw an online video about a restaurant with deaf servers and thought he could do something similar in...

Dialogue in the Dark: Taste of Darkness, India: A Sensory Revolution

At Inorbit Mall in Madhapur, Hyderabad, and near Phoenix Market City in Bengaluru, guests are stripped of their senses (cell phones) and their light...

Universo Santi: The Rise, Collapse, and Unfinished Legacy of Santi Santamaría’s Vision

The phone number for Universo Santi no longer works. No one answers when you call to make a reservation. At the entrance gate to...

Restaurant Story, London: The Narrative on a Plate

On Tooley Street, near London Bridge's historic crossing point, the contemporary activity of a now-bustling part of London is met by a restaurant with...

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