Dsquared2 designers Dean and Dan Caten are all set to diversify from couture to culinaire this September with the launch of their fine dining restaurant atop the label’s headquarters in Milan. Few details are being given away about this restaurant venture on Via Ceresio 7, but word is that the brothers are collaborating with Storage studio for the architectural layout, which reportedly will include two pools! Interiors will be done with Dimorestudio, and Elio Sironi, former Bulgari Hotel chef, will head the kitchen. Given the playful and wacky themes of the brand’s catwalk shows–Amazonian forests, 30s parties, Glastonbury-esque summer festivals–diners can look forward to the unexpected this fall in Milan. To view the full article: http://www.damnireallywannakissyou.com/fashion-food/

2. Fashion & Food
Dsquared2 designers Dean and Dan Caten are all set to diversify
from couture to culinaire this September with the launch of their
fine dining restaurant atop the label’s headquarters in Milan. Few
details are being given away about this restaurant venture on Via
Ceresio 7, but word is that the brothers are collaborating with
Storage studio for the architectural layout, which reportedly will
include two pools! Interiors will be done with Dimorestudio, and
Elio Sironi, former Bulgari Hotel chef, will head the kitchen. Given
the playful and wacky themes of the brand’s catwalk shows–
Amazonian forests, 30s parties, Glastonbury-esque summer
festivals–diners can look forward to the unexpected this fall in
Milan.

3. Dsquared2 is following in the footsteps of trendsetting fashion houses Armani,
Bulgari and Trussardi, which have all made successful forays into the food and
beverage industry. Armani, in particular, struck gold with the Emporio Armani Cafe
concept, which has 19 outlets worldwide, serving quite an impressive range of hors
d’oeuvres, sandwiches, desserts and beverages. Armani is also into confectionery,
selling Armani Dolci in its cafes and lifestyle stores. The most refined and decadent
of Armani’s dining experiences can, of course, be found at the restaurants at the
Armani Hotel Milan, and Dubai.

4. While Bulgari hasn’t entered the uber chic cafe market in as big a way as Armani yet, it
offers a host of fine dining options through its luxury hotels and resorts in Milan,
London and Bali and restaurants and cafes in Tokyo and Osaka. Il Ristorante at the
Bulgari Ginza tower, which hosts the largest Bulgari store in the world, is a 5-star Italian
restaurant offering contemporary and innovative cuisine combining local and imported
ingredients. Il Cafe at the Omotesando and Osaka stores offers handmade chocolates as
well as light Italian fare in a stylish terrace garden set-up with teak umbrellas and
wrought iron elements.

5. Trussardi operates Il ristorante Trussardi alla Scala, right next to La Scala opra house and facing
the Piazza della Scalla in Milan. The restaurant offers a relaxed-chic dining experience presided
over by award-winning executive chef Luigi Taglienti, who uses avant garde techniques to
reinterpret traditional Italian gastronomic delights. These techniques, and the showmanship
behind the food can be seen in all its glory thanks to the open kitchen plan of the restaurant,
which adds another dimension to the dining experience.
Although fashion and food may seem incompatible at first sight, given the overexposure of
skinny models, fashion moghuls are fast realising the value of the lucrative gourmet food and
beverage market. Keep the concept cafes and chic restaurants rolling out, we say!