fromEater NY
5 days agoDo Fashion Brands Make Good Restaurants?
Inside a temporary Manhattan Louis Vuitton flagship, a server sets down a monogrammed potato waffle topped with creme fraiche, caviar, and chives. A few blocks away at Tiffany & Co., tourists sip Champagne while nibbling on tea sandwiches.These scenes have become routine in New York. High-end brands are branching out by opening fancy restaurants. The marriage of luxury shopping and fine dining has oots in shopping culture. Early department store pioneers like Marshall Field's and Wanamaker's introduced tea rooms and dining spaces
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