Journal
A room built on a grid
6 min
Twelve tables, twelve columns. How the dining room and the menu share one system.
The dining room is twelve tables on a twelve-column plan. We drew it that way because it made service easier: every table is the same distance from the pass, and the runners always know which column they are walking down.
The menu followed the room
Once the floor was on a grid, the menu wanted to be too. Six courses, set in one typeface, with numbers for every dish so the kitchen and the floor call them the same thing.
And the posters
The posters in the window, and on the home page, are set on the same grid. Each week one dish from every course gets a poster, and the red square always carries its number.
More letters.
4 min
Why the menu changes on Tuesdays
Monday is delivery day. By Tuesday we know what's good, and the menu follows.
3 min
Six days to cure a yolk
Salt, sugar, patience. How the squash plate got its sharpest line.
5 min
Meet the boat: gurnard from Pier 4
Two day boats, one phone call at 5am, and why we never print the fish.