Exactly What You Wanted To Hear About Today: More Food

Just before Glutton Fest 2006, the AIA heaped praise upon the best harbingers of calories at the 2nd Annual Restaurant Design Awards in Santa Monica. Featuring LA-area eateries and LA designers who practiced food presentation elsewhere, the awards recognized both full-service restaurants and a second cafe/bar/lounge category.

Richard Meier’s sharp Cut was the no-surprises winner in the restaurant category, but a second winner was puzzling: the Santa Monica location of Houston’s? (It’s a chain.) The top pick in the cafe/bar/lounge was also a given–Sprinkles