La marche en avant

Fascinating article on kitchen layouts in French restaurants which have influenced restaurants worldwide including Vancouver. From la marche en avant:

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In France, there’s a big wall in most restaurants between the dining room and the kitchen. Sometimes this wall is more figurative than literal, but in reality, the kitchen is an entirely different world than the area where the guests enjoy its output. And just as the food served to guests has evolved over time, so has the kitchen in which it’s prepared. The subject herein is not how French chefs or their philosophies have changed over time, nor how ingredients and their availability have evolved, but how the design of restaurant kitchens in France have progressed to modernity.

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