give you, the reader, an opportunity to see how those variations play out in ever greater variety. For us, this is a look backward as well as a springboard for our future efforts, a chance to reflect on what we have been able to accomplish — in collaboration with all of our clients and colleagues — within this important moment in the evolving story of the American Restaurant and to challenge ourselves to continue to move forward along a trajectory of design it suggests. We would like to thank all of those with whom we have had the privilege to work on the projects assembled in this book including: Bobby Baldwin, David and Michael Barry, George Biel, Frank Castagna, John Ceriale, Tom Colicchio, Paula and James Crown, Patrick Donelly, Katie and Paul Grieco, Will Guidara, Garrett Harker, Daniel Humm, Maguy LeCoze, Gregory Long, Glenn Lowry, Barbara Lynch, Joel Marcus, Danny Meyer, Gillis and George Poll, Gordon Ramsay, Eric Ripert, Aldo Sohm and Emmanuel Verstraeten; and those we have collaborated with, including Matt Adams, Michael Anthony, Jeremy Bearman, Andy Bennett, Marco Canora, Floyd Cardoz, Angela Hartnett, Kerry Hefernan, Tomo Kobayashi, Gabriel Kreuther, Chris Lanzisera, Pascaline Lepeltier, David Mancini, Mark Maynard-Parisi, Sisha Ortuzar, Terry Riley, David Swinghammer, Dean T. Kyle Vanderlick and Jean-Georges Vongerichten. We especially want to thank our dedicated staff without whose vigilance and commitment these projects would not have been realized with the quality they possess. We thank our immediate families for their support, assistance, guidance and the wonderful experiences that are the well-spring of our creative content. We dedicate this book to Maria and Frederick Bentel, the founding partners of Bentel & Bentel whose commitment to family and work continue to inspire our own love and passion for what we do. Their spirit lives on.
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