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The Eye in Dining: February 2010
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The Eye in Dining. Author of SMART CASUAL: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America considers the social significance of contemporary food and restaurant aesthetics. The Eye Comments on Trends and, Occasionally, Reports on Special Events. THE DIN IN DINNER. Exterior of Avec, Chicago. Photo by author, February 2010. Counter seating at Avec, Chicago. Photo by author, February 2010. Exterior of Graham Elliot, Chicago. Photo by author, February 2010. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). THE DIN IN DI...
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The Eye in Dining: April 2013
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The Eye in Dining. Author of SMART CASUAL: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America considers the social significance of contemporary food and restaurant aesthetics. The Eye Comments on Trends and, Occasionally, Reports on Special Events. DINING AFTER 'SMART CASUAL' PART IV: If You Can't Stand the Heat (or the Meat), Don't Sit Near This Kitchen. Counter-side view of open kitchen with wood-burning grill @ Chi SPACCA. April 2013. Photo by author. Kitchen-side dining counter: check! Nose-to...
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The Eye in Dining: August 2011
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The Eye in Dining. Author of SMART CASUAL: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America considers the social significance of contemporary food and restaurant aesthetics. The Eye Comments on Trends and, Occasionally, Reports on Special Events. LQ@SK IS "SMART CASUAL". The pop-up restaurant LQ@SK epitomizes the trend toward an "omnivorous" taste for combinations of informal and formal style I discuss in my forthcoming book, Smart Casual. Thanks for your hospitality and that of your staff.
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The Eye in Dining: DINING AFTER 'SMART CASUAL' PART III: Small Plates, Big Clatter
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The Eye in Dining. Author of SMART CASUAL: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America considers the social significance of contemporary food and restaurant aesthetics. The Eye Comments on Trends and, Occasionally, Reports on Special Events. DINING AFTER 'SMART CASUAL' PART III: Small Plates, Big Clatter. LOBSTER ROLL green curry, Thai basil" @ Hinoki and the Bird. March 2013. Photo by author. Critic Ryan Sutton and Esquire. 8217;s Tom Judot. Other chefs are mentioned as defenders of th...
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The Eye in Dining: February 2013
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The Eye in Dining. Author of SMART CASUAL: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America considers the social significance of contemporary food and restaurant aesthetics. The Eye Comments on Trends and, Occasionally, Reports on Special Events. THE "CAN FOOD BE ART" QUESTION. Baco "el toron" at Baco Mercat in Los Angeles. Photo by author, December 2012. In recent years, critics of food and art alike have been asking, can food be art? Challenging this argument, Strycker insists that food indeed...
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The Eye in Dining: April 2014
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The Eye in Dining. Author of SMART CASUAL: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America considers the social significance of contemporary food and restaurant aesthetics. The Eye Comments on Trends and, Occasionally, Reports on Special Events. PARDON ME WHILE I STUDY THE MENU. Salt's Cure, Los Angeles. Chalkboard menu of April 12, 2014. Photo J. Matthews. Lately, things have gotten more serious between me and menus. The more I study restaurants, aesthetically and operationally, the more I...
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The Eye in Dining: DINING AFTER 'SMART CASUAL' PART II: Spago Reboot
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The Eye in Dining. Author of SMART CASUAL: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America considers the social significance of contemporary food and restaurant aesthetics. The Eye Comments on Trends and, Occasionally, Reports on Special Events. DINING AFTER 'SMART CASUAL' PART II: Spago Reboot. Spago Beverly Hills, view of open kitchen from dining room. March 2013. Photo by author . SMART CASUAL .”. Tablescape with menu, prior to ordering. Photo by author. First course: "Chirashi Sushi": Blue ...
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The Eye in Dining: July 2012
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The Eye in Dining. Author of SMART CASUAL: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America considers the social significance of contemporary food and restaurant aesthetics. The Eye Comments on Trends and, Occasionally, Reports on Special Events. SIZING UP THE MENU SIZE. JoAnn Stougaard, featured with Jitlada's dishes for article by Betty Hallock, "Food Blogger's Extreme Eating Challenge," Los Angeles Times. January 27, 2011. Photo by Anne Cusack. January 27, 2011). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Eye in Dining: June 2012
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The Eye in Dining. Author of SMART CASUAL: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America considers the social significance of contemporary food and restaurant aesthetics. The Eye Comments on Trends and, Occasionally, Reports on Special Events. OF LOFT APARTMENTS AND RESTAURANT OPEN KITCHENS. Andy Warhol in the "Silver Factory" loft, 1964-68. Photo probably by Billy Linich. Can anyone think of another workspace. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Allen Hemberger's Alinea Project. New York Food Museum.