Table, the Crate&Barrel restaurant run by Cornerstone Restaurant Group, opened in July outside of Chicago. The restaurant is helmed by chef Bill Kim.
Chef Kim embraced the benefits of opening a restaurant alongside a home goods store. "We have probably 12 to 13 patterns of china. And usually at most restaurants, you might have two or three."
When chef Kim discovered these Crate&Barrel's glass cloches, he designed his crudités around them.
The new Lululemon store in Chicago is two-levels and 20,000-square feet and includes a store, a gym, and a cafe, serving everything from beer to smoothies.
The new location features the Fuel Space, the first Lululemon branded cafe.
The Fuel Space menu includes seasonal food, smoothies, coffee, beer and wine.
While Tommy Bahama has been in the restaurant industry since 1997, their new concept, Marlin Bars, caters to customers looking for a quick bite rather than a long meal.
(A Marlin Bar in Palm Springs, Calif., shown here.)
"People don't want to spend that much time. They didn't want to spend two hours for dinner," said Tommy Bahama CEO Doug Wood.
(A Marlin Bar in Coconut Point, Fla. shown here.)
"These have been just such home runs for us," said Wood when discussing the Marlin Bar concepts.
(A Marlin Bar in Palm Springs, Calif., shown here.)