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Chris Bianco's Rustic But Homey Aesthetic

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Lauren Saria
Chris Bianco
If Chris Bianco's approach to food is simple, if metaphysical, with an emphasis on outstanding ingredients, his approach to restaurant design is very similar. Pizzeria Bianco (there are two), Bar Bianco, Pane Bianco, and Tratto are all housed in buildings that predate the tenant; that is to say, none of Bianco’s restaurants are “new builds.” So with each one, Bianco had to take the existing space — whether it was a 1929 brick machine shop, or a former Mediterranean café in the well-worn Town & Country shopping center — and ask that space what it wanted to be. Here's a look at Bianco's restaurants.