by Amanda Andreucci | Sep 22, 2026 | Pewter
Inside Café Chelsea, a centuries-old French bar tradition helps make a new restaurant feel like it has always been there. There is a particular danger in designing a French restaurant. Push the references too far and the room becomes a theme: red awnings, bentwood...
by Amanda Andreucci | Aug 19, 2026 | Pewter
JoJo’s Bar, Chagrin Falls Located inside a historic building and reimagined as a modern Italian-American steakhouse, JoJo’s blends old-world hospitality with a polished, tailored design language. The space feels classic, but not dated; dramatic, but not overly ornate....
by Amanda Andreucci | Jul 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Bar Chimera has received plenty of press, and for good reason. Eater New York named it one of the city’s best new bars, Surface described it as “a lair worth getting lost in,” and Observer called it “a well-oiled machine.” But the attention is not only about the food...
by Amanda Andreucci | Jul 9, 2026 | Zinc Bartops
Predalina, Tampa, Florida At Predalina, the bar is more than a place to order a cocktail. It is one of the restaurant’s defining design moments — a warm, glowing centerpiece that helps set the tone for the entire guest experience. Located in Tampa’s Water Street...
by Amanda Andreucci | May 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
There is a moment in every well-considered kitchen when utility gives way to authorship; when the space stops being a sum of appliances and becomes something more deliberate, more composed. Increasingly, that moment is happening above the range. For builders and...
