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bar design
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Bar Design Niche: A Speakeasy
A Q&A with CodeX B.A.R owner Liu Vaine
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Design Insights: Milwaukee’s Playful Rooftop Bar
Located in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward, The Outsider, which opened in June, is a 164-seat rooftop bar and lounge with open-air seating located on the ninth floor of The Kimpton Journeymanhotel.
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Dallas Lounge Echoes European Clubs
Nestled in the heart of Dallas’ Design District, Joseph Palladino’s Quill combines restaurant and lounge in an elevated design, reminiscent of European nightlife.
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The Rise of Bar Dining
At many new restaurants, the best seat in the house is at the bar.
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Buzz, Designed & Built: A Q&A with John Sofio from Built, Inc.
Artist, builder and designer John Sofio founded his Los Angeles-based design/build firm Built, Inc., in 1995, performing primarily residential work. Having friends in the nightclub business, he was soon recruited for commercial projects and got hooked on hospitality.
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Back to the Future with Retro Bars
Those same entrepreneurs who mined the past for food and drink concepts like speakeasies and tiki bars are looking to the 1970s and 1980s for inspiration. Contemporary takes on the fern bar are filtered through a lens of nostalgia rather than accurate recreations — perhaps more influenced by the Regal Beagle pub in the ’70s sitcom Three’s Company than real life. The concept appeals, designers say, both to those Boomers who remember fern bars fondly as well as the Millennials and X-ers just
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Tapping a Trend
Developing a restaurant to feature multiple tap handles requires many considerations.
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Bars Take on New Dimensions
Restaurants and hotels devote more space than ever to bars. They can generate a vibrant ambiance, encourage a sense of community and, of course, bring in significant revenue. Today’s successful bars rarely sit in a dark corner. Rather, they are up front and often center with décor, lighting and menus that invite customers to spend a relaxing hour or two (or three) socializing and creating memorable experiences that will make guests want to return and bring friends.
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Wine Displays Are Eye Candy for Diners
Wine displays are “a visual destination that let the story of the dining experience unfold.” So says Tom Davis, restaurant design expert who heads up the Denver office of Davis Wince, a Columbus, Ohio-based architecture firm.
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Draft Picks: Tapping More Than Beer
How More Restaurants Are Tapping More Than Just Beer.
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Raising the Bar: Casual Dining Bar Business Trends
Casual Dining's Blueprint for Success Redraws the Lounge