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The two dominant trends in retail development — lifestyle centers and mixed-use buildings —present unique challenges for restaurant designers.

In studies on human happiness, it’s been proven that many people feel best when they enter a state of “flow,” which, according to psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, results in a person’s “complete immersion in an activity.”

After graduating from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, Stephani Robson launched her foodservice design career at Cini-Little International and later moved to Marrack Watts in Toronto.

It’s a brand new year and, with the tumult of 2016 behind us, at Zoomba Group we’re looking forward to exploring new horizons and seeing what the future has in store.

Restaurateur Robert Song transformed Detroit’s Federal Reserve Building into Maru, a modern sushi and Japanese restaurant.

Finding restaurants with large, comfortable alfresco dining spaces in New York City is no small task. So when word leaked that La Bottega, an Italian restaurant fronted by an expansive outdoor plaza at the Maritime Hotel, would be closing, Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group (B&BHG) jumped at the opportunity. 

Finding the right soundscape requires balancing art and science.

The Ridge

A destination in the Midwest for golf vacations, weddings and more, The Ridge Hotel in Lake Geneva, Wis., revamped its dining spaces to go along with a new lobby, reception area, coffee bar and other upgrades as part of a $4.5 million renovation.