Your Table is Ready: Designing the Restaurant Experience

Episode 050 • 46 min

How does design influence the restaurant experience?

Photo by Tanveer Badal courtesy of Studio UNLTD

In this episode, Sam chats with Greg Bleier, the Founding Principal of Studio UNLTD, an award-winning design firm whose work includes restaurants like Bavel, Otium, and Bestia. Greg walks through design choices that enhance the restaurant experience and how he and his team crafted the look of Bestia and Bavel. Later on in the show, they are joined by Chef Sang Yoon who is the Chef and Proprietor of Father’s Office, Lukshon restaurant, and the Chef and Partner of Two Birds/One Stone in St. Helena, California. Together, they dive into the importance of practical and functional design in restaurant spaces and how they are collaborating on a new project.

Weekly Dose of Good Design

• Sam: Paper
• Greg: Logitech Mouse 

Links

• Restaurants mentioned: Bavel, Bestia, Father’s Office, Helms Bakery