STAGE, a protoype for a new chef-led fast food concept, has debuted last week at Design Miami. Designed by internationally renowned architect Ole Scheeren for New York-based gourmet market and food supplier Dean & DeLuca, STAGE highlights interactive preparation, presentation, and consumption of food as a dynamic cultural and social experience. The new service format will become part of Dean & DeLuca?s expansion throughout key north American cities in 2017.

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STAGE, a protoype for a new chef-led fast food concept, has debuted last week at Design Miami. Designed by internationally renowned architect Ole Scheeren for New York-based gourmet market and food supplier Dean & DeLuca, STAGE highlights interactive preparation, presentation, and consumption of food as a dynamic cultural and social experience. The new service format will become part of Dean & DeLuca?s expansion throughout key north American cities in 2017.
The object, which combines kitchen and dining functions, is a rectangular volume composed of two horizontal plates of reflective stainless steel. The lower plate houses white corian to showcase food, while the top plate appears to float like a glowing cloud?an altogether dramatic composition that encourages social interaction customers and chefs, creating an exhibition out of the process.

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