Includes index.

Understatement -- Modern musings -- Rough & local -- Progressive -- Graphic spaces -- Dramatic.

"Interior designers and architects worldwide are using new concepts to make going to a restaurant a multisensory experience. Eating is more than a basic physical process. It is a social, aesthetic, and cultural need. We go out to meet friends or business partners, to try a new culinary trend, to relax in the familiarity of our favorite restaurant, or to revel in the multisensory experience of the latest tasting temple. The eateries presented in this book include classic and unusual restaurant concepts as well as organic food markets, open-air cooking events, and experimental supper clubs that cater only to registered guests. The emphasis is on the inspiring, unconventional architecture of the featured restaurants, bars, and cafes. These inspiring examples illustrate how taste, emotion, and epicurean delights come together to form a congenial entity."--From Amazon.com.