Nancy Leson profiles Graham Baba Architects, whose local restaurant designs include Revel, Walrus & the Carpenter, Skillet Diner, Eltana and Tom Douglas's Terry Avenue trio. Architect Jim Graham says restaurateurs come in with tons of expensive ideas, but the key is to simplify them into one or two "big moves," like Revel's long, attention-getting counter set-up. Like geeking out on restaurant design? Chris Werner of Seattle Met recently profiled local restaurant design firm Mallet. [Seattle Times, Seattle Met]
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