“I want to accommodate everybody; this isn't an Austrian wine bar. It's not French. It's a New York wine bar that represents different cultures." Aldo Sohm, Master Sommelier, Aldo Sohm Wine Bar
“We felt it was crucial that Gramercy Tavern’s design be somewhat universal and not too themed. We wanted it to be reminiscent of an American Tavern, to suggest without being overbearing.” Danny Meyer, Restaurateur
"I just think that Bentel & Bentel has a unique ability to combine an absolute understanding of every building — from the historical standpoint to the material of the original design — where every single line and detail matters more and is more powerful than any massive, obvious display you see too much of today in restaurant architecture. It is an aesthetic of nuances, distilling the best of the historical benchmarks and the most visionary perspectives, without ever forgetting these places they build are to be lived and worked in, every day." Pascaline Lepeltier, Master Sommelier, Rouge Tomate
“Walk past or drive past at 9pm and the building — an analogy for the entire city — is alive. Suddenly, as diners come and go from the hotel’s Market restaurant, the theater district is given a new vitality.” John T O'Connor, in Esplanade magazine, on Market by Jean-Georges
"I think architecture, when it’s functioning well, has the capacity to expand us and diminish us at the same time, to create intimacy in one moment and in the next to take us outside ourselves. As a New Yorker, moving from Gramercy Tavern to The Modern to Le Bernardin, what I’m struck by in Bentel & Bentel’s work is a sensitivity to the rhythm of the human body. They build walls that are not barriers, but are opportunities to experience the sensuality of a surface, the movement of a plane, the interactions with the dynamic of interior volumes." Ran Ortner, Artist of Le Bernardin painting, "Deep Water No. 1"
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