Restaurant Retrofits Week 7: Mapping
At this point, I’ve picked up food from a lot of restaurants. But it occurred to me that I haven’t thought much about their spatial distribution across the city.
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Restaurant Retrofits Week 6: The Twofer, the Finish-at-Home Phenomenon, and the Aesthetic Refinement of Contactless Pickup
We’re at the point where the novelty of getting takeout has worn off, people are antsy to get outside, and everyone’s more than a little anxious about what the future holds. It’s also fair to say that when it comes to takeout, particularly from finer dining establishments, people are expecting more. It’s not always clear what more precisely, but more.
read moreRestaurant Retrofits Week 5: The Bagel Drop
The efforts of Bagelsaurus – whether intentionally or not – is cultivating even deeper brand loyalty. It’s probably stating the obvious here, but the net result of people who are buying gift cards and swag and who have put forth above average efforts in trying to support restaurants are going to come out of this extreme loyalists whether they realize it or not.
read moreRestaurant Retrofits Week 4: Curbside Questions
The question many want to know is what will be lasting impacts of the COVID-crisis for our public realm and design of ground floor spaces? How can the line between storefront and street be designed for both porosity and protection? And how will this be reconciled with the inevitable changes inside and around the building, with the public realm and streetscape?
read moreRestaurant Retrofits Week 3: Food Flashbacks
But here’s the question I’ve been wondering: How are today’s graduates going to spend the next few years and what will be their collective appetite (literally)? What does fast, cheap, and delicious comfort food look like in the post-COVID era? And maybe it’s worthwhile to take a moment to consider the past before rushing to make prophecies about the future…
read moreRestaurant Retrofits Week 2: Sumiao’s Story
Now that many of us have moved beyond grocery hoarding, I’ve been venturing out for pickup from some of my favorite restaurants as a way to support these struggling businesses, but also to conduct field research.
read moreRestaurant Retrofits Week 1: The Walk-through
Now that many of us have moved beyond grocery hoarding, I’ve been venturing out for pickup from some of my favorite restaurants as a way to support these struggling businesses, but also to conduct field research.
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