Culture
The Architecture of the Raw Bar
A raw bar at its best is not a food station. It is a piece of environmental design. The decisions about vessel, ice, height, sequence, and accompaniment are design decisions — and the best raw bars treat them as such.
Culture
The Ritual of Service
The private shellfish service — a dozen selected, shucked, and presented to a guest who has been told something true about what they are eating. An account of what makes it perfect versus merely adequate.