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Sick of Soffits

Posted in Alison two, Chef Alison Barshak, The New Restaurant, interior design, tagged new restaurant, Chef Alison Barshak, Alison two, interior design, acoustic materials on March 13, 2008 | No Comments »

Are you sick of soffits? I am. But, it is all part of the process. If opening a restaurant were all about food, it would be easy. But, this is hard stuff. It gets harder everyday – just when I think I have it figured out, I get a curveball. Like the ventilation system for [...]

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Two steps forward and a step backwards

Posted in Alison two, Chef Alison Barshak, The New Restaurant, interior design, tagged Alison two, interior design on March 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I’ve opened more restaurants than I care to admit. Some on my own and others as the debut chef. And now, Alison two.

It’s always two steps forward and a step backwards. We decided to carpet the bar instead of using hardwood floors. It’s a little unusual but we thought it would absorb some of [...]

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