#hospitality

#hospitality

"The South doesn't have any true diners."It's a bold declaration I've heard time and again from people who, like me, moved from the Northeast to Atlanta.The irritation in their voices is tinged with disappointment.Even after 30 years here, I sometimes find myself longing for the diners of my youth growing up in southern Connecticut.

Uncle Mike's Place, nestled on a corner in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, is usually bustling with folks enjoying pancakes, eggs, bacon, and coffee - typical diner fare.But a second glance reveals more: fried silog on atop a bed of garlicky fried rice, plump red loganisa, and juicy bistek tagalog.

Austin has a reputation for a lot of things, from being a college town to the epicenter of the state's always bizarre and sometimes evil politics to the hotbed of barbecue and tacos.However, there's another aspect of the city that is glaringly amiss: its tiny Black population.This is why a new coffee shop and bar, and community space, Origin Studio House, is intent on centering the city's Black denizens on its grounds at 2925 East 12th Street in Rosewood in September.

There's a line out the door as early as 9 a.m.some mornings at South La Brea Avenue's Met Her at a Bar.On the other side of the crosswalk, locals sip craft cocktails and twirl handmade noodles at Met Him at a Bar.Just next door, there's traditional Thai street food at Her Thai.In just six years, Vinny and Mindy Kinne, co-owners of all three restaurants, have quietly taken over a whole corner of South La Brea Avenue and 8th Street in Mid-City, all while catering to their most loyal fanbase, their neighbors.

Lazy Betty, the renowned modern and inventive restaurant from Chef-Partners Ron Hsu and Aaron Phillips, is set to relocate to Atlanta's Midtown neighborhood later this year.Located at 999 Peachtree, at the corner of Peachtree and 10th Street, the new space formerly housed Chef Hugh Acheson's beloved Empire State South.

3 Days of Design, London Festival of Architecture and Design Shanghai are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this June.Among the other events taking place during the month are IMM Cologne, Design Miami/Basel and NeoCon.The 16th edition of the London Festival of Architecture takes place during the month of June in London.

"The multiple meanings of the [Chinese] word bao include expressions of preciousness and playfulness, and we designed a pouf that exudes both," said Alda Ly, Founder & Principal of Alda Ly Architecture (ALA) of the new Bao collection just released by HBF."There is practicality in the handles, mobility with the loop back, and stackability; but also whimsy and approachability in its soft, round shape, and variety of upholstery options and finishes.

Perfectly situated in the heart of Rothschild Boulevard on a picturesque city square, The Norman, the only luxury boutique hotel in Tel Aviv, is thrilled to welcome back Dinings, the world renowned restaurant from chef Masaki Sugisaki, located up on the third floor.Dinings Tel Aviv brings a unique blend of traditional Japanese Tapas and modern European cuisine, presented with incomparable flair within a graceful setting.

Preparations are underway at the White House as President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will welcome India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington for an official state visit on Thursday, rolling out pomp and circumstance at a state dinner in the evening as the two countries reaffirm close ties.

It's confirmed: Delbar Middle Eastern is set to replace King and Duke this winter.Ford Fry closes his Buckhead restaurant known for its wood-fired dishes Sunday, June 18, after ten years at One Buckhead Plaza on Peachtree Road.Buckhead becomes the third location of chef Fares Kargar's popular Persian and Middle Eastern restaurant, which will include lunch and dinner and weekend brunch and be open seven days a week.

When it established its flagship restaurant on the Upper West Side a little more than a year ago, the Migrant Kitchen put an element of the business of hospitality on its marquee recognizing the cooks, servers and others who are often recent arrivals in the United States.The company, which started with pop-ups and catering pre-Covid and opened locations in Brooklyn and on the Upper East Side, is now bringing its eclectic menu to Central Park.

Aligned through a shared focus on meeting clients' desired goals and serving them well into the future, Arcadia and IDA Design have connected to create Lineup.The commercial furniture collection - consisting of lounge groupings and modular seating as well as semi-private booths and casual meeting spaces - marks the first collaboration between the furniture manufacturer and product design firm.

The end of freedom of movement has not led to a significant increase in wages, Government advisers have said.A study of the agriculture, manufacturing, hospitality and transport sectors by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) found few organisations had increased wages to compete for staff despite the smaller number of workers available after Brexit.

The man all but certain to be the next mayor of Rascafria, a small town in the green and mist-hugged mountains an hour north of Madrid, gives few clues about his political leanings as he lists his priorities for the coming months and years.As well as helping the hospitality and livestock sectors on which the local economy depends, Oscar Robles wants to improve the leisure and culture provision for Rascafria's ill-served young people and to reopen a social club for its older residents that has been shuttered since before the Covid pandemic.

Magpie and the Tiger seemed to be building up buzz on the dining scene when the Korean-inspired Petworth restaurant closed just seven months into operation.Chef couple Caleb Jang and Roren Choi weren't sure what to do next.So, they just started reaching out to industry friends and strangers doing "cool stuff."

Jovani Ramirez wakes well before dawn most work days to head from his Santa Clarita home to his 6 a.m.shift as a cook at the Beverly Hilton hotel, one of the three jobs he juggles to support his family.When he's done at 2 p.m., Ramirez travels to the nearby Century Plaza Hotel for another eight-hour stint.

Britain's economy has returned to growth following a contraction in the previous month, official figures show.The Office for National Statistics said GDP rose by 0.2 per cent in April after shrinking by 0.3 per cent in March.The return to growth was boosted by consumer spending in shopping and hospitality.

A lawyer for Harlan Crow, the GOP megadonor who provided luxury travel and engaged in private real estate deals with Clarence Thomas, has offered to meet with Senate Judiciary Committee staff to discuss its questions regarding the interactions between his client and the Supreme Court justice.In a letter to Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin obtained by CNN, the lawyer, Michael Bopp, reiterated his concerns that the committee does not have the authority to investigate the relationship between the two men, but agreed to meet all the same.

A downed Nazi war plane is displayed outside the Metropol Hotel in Moscow in 1941, after Germany invaded the Soviet Union.During World War II, Western journalists covering the Soviet side of the war were largely confined to the hotel and were not permitted to go near the frontlines.Margaret Bourke-White/The LIFE P 'The Red Hotel' tells the story of Western journalists who were largely confined to Moscow's Metropol Hotel as they attempted to cover the Soviet side of World War II.

Dust off that copy of The Devil in the White City, Chicago: Logan Square cocktail bar the Meadowlark has unveiled a new drink menu whisking patrons through the grand sprawl of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in honor of the cultural landmark's 130th anniversary.The final component of a three-venue corner from the team behind all-day salumeria Lardon and beer-focused Union, Meadowlark debuted in September.

There is just one month left to enter our Future Luxury Retail Design Competition, which calls for innovative concepts that reimagine the future of luxury retail.Enter now before the contest closes for entries on 7 July.Announced last month, Dezeen and Bentley have teamed up to launch a global contest that invites architects and designers to envisage what luxury retail could look like in 2030 and beyond.

Promotion: launched at this year's Milan design week, Italian lighting brand iGuzzini's linear Libera lighting system is made up of modular components that can be used to create complex compositions.Designed by Catalan designer and founder of Artec Studio, Maurici Gines, Libera is made up of three components: a light rod, joint and base.

Dezeen has teamed up with Bentley Motors to run a global design competition that challenges architects and designers to define the future of luxury retail.The Dezeen x Bentley: Future Luxury Retail Design Competition is free to enter for anyone over the age of 18 of any profession and from any country around the world.

Rishi Sunak has used a trip to Washington to push the UK as a global centre for artificial intelligence regulation, insisting its record in the sector will make others listen to this mid-sized country.Downing Street is hopeful that Joe Biden, whom Sunak was to meet at the White House on Thursday, will agree to US involvement in a UK-hosted global summit on AI safety in the autumn.

It is a topic Rishi Sunak would no doubt prefer to avoid: the record-breaking jump in net immigration soon to be revealed in official figures which is already causing increasingly fractious rows within his cabinet.Even a trip to the G7 summit in Japan was not far enough, with reporters on the flight asking directly whether the prime minister intended to stick to Boris Johnson's 2019 manifesto pledge to bring net immigration down.

UK practice Studio Seilern Architects has transformed a walled complex in the old town of Vilnius, Lithuania, into the Boksto 6 hospitality and office complex.The studio aimed to reinvigorate the walled site, which was formerly the political centre of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania but feel into disrepair at the end of the 1990s.

As the newest Staten Island ferry grumbled across New York Harbor the other day, you could easily imagine the woman for whom it is named in contemplation by a window.Her dress plain, her white hair in a braided crown, her eyes seeking the divine in the green-gray waters.THE Dorothy Day, for angular woman and massive vessel both.

By John Chen-
"I was at a point in my life where I didn't know if the road to recovery was worth it.I just didn't know if I wanted to continue my life like that.I was severely damaged.I had little to believe that as a gay man I had any worth and deserved to be loved."Joe Caldiero sat across from me using mostly his hands to speak his emotions.