Gastronomy

Chiringuito Pez Vela

The new project by Sandra Tarruella Interioristas is the chiringuito Pez Vela, at the base of the W Hotel in Barcelona. A chiringuito is a casual beach restaurant, and the Pez Vela is intentionally informal, youthful and fresh – an especially enjoyable place in summertime.

Cay Tre Soho

One man is on a mission to change the face of Vietnamese food in London forever. With great successes such as Cay Tre, Viet Grill and the recently opened funky Banh Mi deli, Keu!, which has fast become THE place to get one of the best sandwiches in Shoreditch...

Twenty Five Lusk Restaurant

On Lusk Alley in San Francisco's South of Market district, a 1917 smokehouse and meat-processing facility has been renovated to become Twenty Five Lusk. The 265-seat new American restaurant and bar is an unexpected gem in the urban fabric. CCS Architecture crafted the two-level space...

Restaurant Mordisco by Sandra Tarruella

The first impression that Sandra Tarruella Interioristas meant to create when entering restaurant Mordisco [Bite] was that of being “at home”. For that purpose, the renovation of this old residential building in Barcelona’s district of Eixample, close to Paseo de Gracia, where a family used to live...

Christophe Michalak Presentation

From modest apprentice in a small provincial pastry shop, Christophe Michalak has become, at 34, one of the most renowned pastry chefs in the profession. Nothing however, seemed to predispose this young man from Picardie to what the French appropriately name the “metiers de bouche” or in other words, the culinary trade.

Blanch & Shock Food Design

This group of food designers have been a hot topic on the scene in London recently. At London Design Festival, they held a session of creative cappuccino at the Illy Galleria with guests including Marcel Wanders.

Ozone Bar by Wonderwall

The Ozone Bar designed by Wonderwall is located on the top 15 floors of the International Commerce Center (ICC) in Kowloon, the new Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong, which will be the world’s tallest hotel.

Phantom // Restaurant of the Garnier Opera

Like a « phantom », silent and insidious, the soft protean curves of the mezzanine level float above the dinner guests, covering the space with a surface that bends and undulates. Behind the columns of the east facade of the Opera Garnier, the restaurant is located in a place where...

Sweet Play by Elsa Lambinet

Elsa Lambinet is a French food designer who recently graduated from the ECAL / University of Art and Design with a Master of Advanced Studies in Luxury. She recently presented a project based on chocolate for her graduation which was highly congratulated by the jury.

El Bulli // Cooking in Progress

Three-star chef Ferran Adria is widely considered the best, most innovative and craziest chef in the world. In his kitchen, that which was once familiar disintegrates. Each year his restaurant El Bulli closes for half a year...