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The restaurant issue is always great fun for us, because of the incredible creativity, diversity, and vitality bursting from the projects that come across our desks. This issue has proven to be no exception. Not only are we privileged to offer seven new creations by such contemporary masters as Karim Rashid and AvroKO, old friends like Wid Chapman, but some newcomers as well. There’s never a dearth of new talent to explore. We’re also delighted to be able to present the ﬁrst public announcement of the newest plans of the internationally admired chef/restaurateur, Nobu Matsuhisa. His brand has been a bonanza of ﬁne dining for the past seven years, so it probably shouldn’t be too surprising that he is now spreading his very successful wings to encompass a line of hotels. Also, not surprisingly, he has enlisted the help of his early champion and partner, Robert De Niro, to launch the new endeavor. In an HD exclusive, Stacy Shoemaker Rauen sat down with Matsuhisa, De Niro, and a team from Nobu Hospitality at De Niro’s Photo by Gerald Kiernan Greenwich Hotel to discuss the plans. You’ll be hearing an enormous amount about Nobu Hotels in the future, but remember that you heard it here ﬁrst. And in a feature that has absolutely nothing to do with restaurants, but that we wanted to deliver to you with all due speed, see page 48. “Thinking BIG” reports on this year’s Radical Innovation in Hospitality awards, the program we co-sponsor with the John Hardy Group. It’s a bracing look at the kind of bountiful imagination and futuristic thinking happening in our industry. We think you’ll be excited and energized by these concepts—as much as those who were in attendance when they were presented last spring at HD Expo. So, a full plate, if you will. Bon appétit.

Michael Adams Editor in Chief madams@hospitalitydesign.com

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