The spare, referential dining room that’s lately taken hold in Seattle is costly and loud, but leading Seattle restaurateurs say they wouldn’t have it any other way.
In a panel discussion last night hosted by the Seattle Architecture Foundation, Ethan Stowell (Ethan Stowell Restaurants); Chad Dale (Revel; The Walrus and The Carpenter); Deming Maclise and James Weimann (Bastille, Poquitos) explored the intimate relationship between successful restaurants and design. All four participants ultimately sided with simplicity, history and good lighting.
Even in dives, Maclise said, “I’m usually wishing they had spent a few bucks for a dimmers switch. That place could have been way cooler.”