10-22-2021, 02:20 PM
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IN Tokyo, a restaurant has taken the idea of protecting customers from Covid-19 and turned it into a veritable dining experience. Here, diners tuck into a special menu developed with fermented ingredients while nestled under the soft light of a giant traditional lantern, made by an ancestral artisan. It's a highly serious concept... and it doesn't come cheap.
Back in the early days of Covid-19, restaurants and bars were closed. And when they reopened, they often installed protective solutions against Covid-19, with ideas like screens or perspex barriers between customers. Some designers started thinking outside the box, proposing greenhouse-like constructions, transparent domes and more. But, what was yesterday a simple means for getting people back in restaurants has now become a new dining experience to be tested at the table.
In one of its Tokyo establishments, the luxury hotel chain Hoshinoya is offering diners the opportunity to enjoy a meal sheltered by a huge dome resembling the famous Japanese paper and bamboo lanterns.
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