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An engaging fine dining experience, that will generate curiosity, encourage the unknown, and motivate individuals to try the daring. Following the process of ignition from spark to ashes, this dining experience is for those who are looking to risk it all to get greater reward.
Winner of season 6 of Top Chef, he is best known for his rebellious cooking style. Voltaggio claims that he likes to put a twist on the traditional cooking ways and somehow tell a story through his food. He says that he wouldn’t have made it this far in his career if it wasn’t for the fact he took risk.
While drawing inspiration from his own experiences, Voltaggio is known for his modern American food. He achieves this through experimenting with unique cooking methods such as cooking with a flame torch or liquid nitrogen.
Spark, smoke fire, ashes. The process of fire comes off intimidating yet thrilling. By going throughout the process of each step could be. Whether it be the surprise of the spark, the mystery of the smoke, the exhilration of the flames, or the satisfaction of the cooling, the process is part of the reward.


The guest who enters is met with darkness. Only a few dim lights are on, but as they work their way up the ramp, a “spark” goes off and intrigues them to the end of the hallway.

This room has a lighter feeling. The ceilings are low and have a texture which makes the space feel like it is constantly moving.


On the ceiling, there is a fabric installation. Colored lights slowly change from yellow to red. The slow movement of the fabric creates the illusion that guests have entered below the flames.








