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Owners of the legendary San Francisco Italian-American restaurant hope to win the hearts, minds and appetites of East Bay ...
Alfresco dining’s new limits: Outdoor restaurant seating is getting curbed People walk past a restaurant shed on Sullivan Street in the Village section of Manhattan Wednesday August 16, 2023.
Restaurant owners must consider that customers subconsciously judge the quality of an establishment based on its furnishings. Investing in chairs that align with your brand, while offering comfort ...
The seating in a restaurant can have a significant impact on customer experience, and understanding the psychology behind it can help restaurant owners create a more welcoming and memorable ...
De La Nonna's chair is a style inspired by Marcel Breuer's iconic Cesca chair, first designed in 1928. One of his original chairs is part of a collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
A restaurant is an approved use in that area but the zoning ordinance is not specific about locating seating, he said. “I would assume they meant you have to sit inside,” Duffield said.
Our restaurant editor spends hundreds of hours each year sitting in restaurants so she's got plenty of opinions on seating. Here she shares her favorite for a comfortable meal.
Finally, seating of the future isn't always uniform. "In 2022, we're anticipating restaurant seating to evolve by adding a variety of seating instead of uniform, having loose tables and chairs, and ...
COVID changed our lives, and our streets, as outdoor restaurant seating becomes permanent By Kristian Foden-Vencil (OPB) Dec. 10, 2022 6 a.m. Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 3:55 p.m.
Is there a reason that so many restaurant chairs and barstools are so uncomfortable? — Mark B., St. Louis The questioner recently saw photos of chairs in a new restaurant and thought he “may be good ...
Fast-Food Restaurant Seating: Will We Ever Go Back? Do big chains such as McDonald's, Dunkin even need their dining rooms? The Lempert Report: McDonald’s drive-thru accounted nearly 70% of its ...
A periodic look at my communications with readers. Uncomfortable chairs and banquettes became a sore subject during a recent online discussion, and as someone who spends 20-plus hours a week in ...