If your restaurant is due for a modern overhaul, do it the modern way: return to the always-in-style touches of yesteryear. We’re not saying raid grandma’s cabinet. Instead, we want to talk Bloom Glass by Libbey – sophisticated cut glass with a 21st-century look, feel and design.
A return to the classics
Restaurants are going old school. That’s right; what’s old is new again. Modern menus feature traditional preparations, like roasting, curing, and fermenting. This trend is also mimicked in restaurant decor. With an eye toward classic comfort, diners will be appreciating charming touches, like homey tablecloths and napkins, comforting colors and inviting dishware.
A cozy atmosphere adds value for diners
Diners don’t choose a restaurant for its food alone. Instead, a dining experience that gives them just that – an experience – is what will make diners feel justified in paying top dollar. In a recent survey conducted by SF Gate, diners said that they would be willing to pay an average of $203 for a meal they found luxurious or one of a kind.
Certainly, creating a cohesive atmosphere at your restaurant requires you consider several factors. Most importantly is, of course, the décor, which should be designed in the theme of the restaurant. But the mood can also be enhanced using music, lighting, the seating arrangement, and, of course, well-chosen dishware.
It is in this finishing touch when creating your classic-yet-contemporary eatery that Bloom Glass comes into play. This distinctive set of glassware helps add an elegant touch to your restaurant without the worry of incorporating actual vintage glassware.
Bloom Coupe Glass is available in several glass styles, including:
The glassware also comes in three distinct patterns:
Craft cocktails
In creating an old-is-new-again restaurant concept, retro cocktails can help round out a menu. In 2017, the Old Fashioned was the best-selling cocktail in the world for the fourth year in a row. 30% of the world’s best bars sell the drink, but you can set your Old Fashioned apart by serving it in a Bloom rock glass. Another rock glass drink, the Negroni, a drink that originated in the 1910s, is still one of the most popular drinks in the world, coming in as the number two most popular drink.
Don’t forget to round out your drink menu with another classic choice, a dry martini served in a martini glass with a modern crosshatch pattern. Or, give your time-tested cocktail a modern twist by serving a gin-Campari sour, made with orange bitters and egg, in a bloom coupe glass.
Of course, glassware isn’t just for cocktails, either. To put a contemporary spin on your appetizers or desserts, you could center your plating on Libbey glassware. Trifles can be arranged so that diners can see the layers in a cooler, or, for an original twist, in a coupe glass. Alternately, small, savory dishes can be presented in attractive glassware. Shrimp appetizers look contemporary in a flute or a coupe glass.
Libbey Glassware
Libbey prides itself on building a relationship between past and present. Opened two hundred years ago in Massachusetts, Libbey still creates beautiful glassware inspired by tradition. But the company has modernized with the times, too, by prioritizing sustainability and recycling, and staying abreast of trends. Bloom Glass, with its blend of old and new, helps you demonstrate your restaurant’s balance of traditional and contemporary, too.