Long before construction crews arrive, before the lighting is installed or the first cocktail is poured, Christina Bonfiglio-Dietz already knows exactly how she wants a restaurant to feel.
She knows where guests will instinctively gather before dinner. She knows which booth will become the most requested table in the room. She knows how the lighting should subtly shift as afternoon turns to evening, how conversations should naturally linger, and how every texture, finish, material and…

