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   Food

   You Art What You Eat

   Even in a place attuned to two-wheeled traffic, it was a rare sight one evening last fall to witness a bicycle convoy ferrying a 650-pound steer across San Francisco. The caravan stopped in front...

   written by: Sarah Rich

   02.17.10

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   Yellow Treehouse Restaurant

   In my endless trawling for new projects that meld food and design, I came across the Yellow Treehouse Restaurant—an architect-designed eatery near Auckland, New Zealand, perched over 30 feet...

   written by: Sarah Rich

   05.19.09

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   Viola Park's New Kitchen Islands

   Henrybuilt and Viola Park rank high on our list of great, modern kitchen systems (a list that includes the likes of Snaidero, Berloni, Scavolini, Pedini, Boffi, Poliform, and Bulthaup to name just...

   written by: Miyoko Ohtake

   02.16.11

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   Valerie x Commune Design Chocolates

   Little throws the Dwell office into a tizzy of afternoon consumption than some toothsome confection (Full disclosure: Baked goods have a similar effect). Imagine then how popular I became when...

   written by: Aaron Britt

   11.08.10

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   Tomato Pork Chop Rigatoni

   Andrew Mandolene and Todd Goddard's house is full of old and new. In 2007, the couple moved into their newly restore home: architect Arthur Witthoefft's 1957 structure that won an AIA First Honor...

   written by: Miyoko Ohtake

   04.07.11

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   The Ramen Shop in Oakland

   Nestled in the foodie-friendly neighborhood of North Oakland is a far cry from the ramen that you’ve come to know throughout your college years. The brainchild of three Chez Panisse alums, The...

   written by: Victoria Nguyen

   05.13.13

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   The Corner Store, San Francisco

   Tiring of the Prohibition-era style pervasive in San Francisco's bars and restaurants, the owners and design team behind recently opened The Corner Store opted to channel "something more in tune...

   written by: Diana Budds

   10.16.12

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   Food

   Summer Squash Salad

   In one of San Francisco's many multi-unit buildings from the early-1900s, Heidi Lender (with the help of John Lum Architecture and Maddern Construction) merged two, top-floor apartments to create a...

   written by: Miyoko Ohtake

   04.07.11

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   Studiomama's Outdoor Kitchen

   A weekend always cries for a DIY project. For those with dreams of the warmer days that are still several months away, Nina Tolstrup—aka Studiomama—has the perfect project to keep you...

   written by: Miyoko Ohtake

   01.21.11

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    Spicing Things Up

    Chipotle’s recent approach to restaurant design aims to transform the traditionally tasteless experience of eating fast food into something more refined.

    written by: Miyoko Ohtake

    07.20.11

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    Smoked Mackerel on Toast

    When Texas-born couple Hunter Hindman and Shelby Carr moved to Amsterdam an into a former artist studio, the kitchen was the natural starting point for the renovation as Shelby is an avid cook,...

    written by: Miyoko Ohtake

    04.07.11

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    Slow Food Nation

    When Carlo Petrini spoke out against the opening of a McDonald’s restaurant in his native Rome, he couldn’t have guessed that he’d be heard around the world.

    written by: Sarah Rich

    photos by: Aya Brackett

    12.02.09

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    Sert du Soleil

    The revamp of Clover—a new fast-food joint in Harvard Square—complements the original interior and hidden skylight of the Josep Lluís Sert–designed building from 1966.

    written by: Aaron Britt

    12.10.11

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    Serra Residence Renovation

    When residents Gino and Paetra Serra decided to renovate their 1933 Italianate foursquare-plan home in Kansas City, Missouri, to accommodate their growing family, they made sure that in addition to...

    written by: Miyoko Ohtake

    08.26.10

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    Salvaged Jungle Kitchen

    In the jungles of Maui, artist and builder Tom Sewell has built his own oasis. Using discarded materials from the Hawaiian island's sugar mills, he's created his own home and outbuildings as well...

    written by: Miyoko Ohtake

    12.06.10

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    Salone 2012: EuroCucina

    This year, at almost every stall at Eurocucina we felt at home, noticing a serious trend in kitchens and living rooms coming together. Whether the consequence of our shrinking urban environments,...

    written by: Alexandra Polier

    04.24.12

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    Réveille Coffee Company Truck

    I confess it, friends, despite growing up in a small hill town in Northern California, my four plus years of living in San Francisco have taken their toll. And now, like every other member of this...

    written by: Aaron Britt

    01.07.11

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    Restaurants of Cass Calder Smith

    Architecture and food are both best when experienced first-hand, so what better way is there to celebrate the restaurant designs of CCS Architecture than by joining in on an eating tour with the...

    written by: Miyoko Ohtake

    09.17.10

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    Restaurant We Love: Outerlands in San Francisco

    The rustic wooden interior of Outerlands is as much of a draw to the celebrated Outer Sunset eatery as its famous loaves of bread, which are baked in-house, daily.

    written by: Ivane Soyombo

    04.29.13

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    Restaurant Design by Roman and Williams

    Established in 2009, Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch of Roman and Williams has been churning out tenacious restaurant designs in The Big Apple and beyond. Strong believers that architecture and...

    written by: Eujin Rhee

    05.24.13

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    Reign of Terroir

    Nestled in the small village of Tadten, Austria, the Erich Sattler Winery takes advantage of the soil’s temperature and sun’s trajectory to create the ideal environment for producing...

    written by: Jordan Kushins

    10.24.11

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    Recipe: Eric Ripert's Cod Basquaise

    For our March Interiors issue, we had the rare chance to see what the private kitchen of a top chef looks like. Eric Ripert invited us into his New York City apartment to see the new efficiency...

    written by: Dwell Staff

    photos by: Christopher Sturman

    01.22.13

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    Pot + Pantry

    Last week I stopped into Pot + Pantry, Donna Suh Wageman's new kitchenwares shop in San Francisco's Mission District. Not only was the tiny space utterly charming, an appealing melange of the...

    written by: Aaron Britt

    01.11.11

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    Poncelet Cheese Bar

    Travelers who take their design as seriously as their food may well have a new stop to make when they swing through Spain: the new Poncelet Cheese Bar in Madrid. The multidisciplinary firm Gabriel...

    written by: Aaron Britt

    10.17.11

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    Plow Restaurant: Local Dishes, Design

    In San Francisco, local food rules. Before seasoned chefs Joel Bleskacek and Maxine Siu opened the doors of their new Potrero Hill restaurant Plow last month, they did more than just source...

    written by: Miyoko Ohtake

    photos by: Peter Belanger

    10.07.10

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