Honorable Mention: Colors in New York City.

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies, May, 2007

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Five years following the destruction on 9/11 of the World Trade Center and its renowned restaurant, Windows on the World, on the 107th floor, another restaurant, Colors, opened in its memory. The fine-dining establishment was a cooperative venture run by surviving Windows on the World employees in conjunction with Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York, a non-profit organization representing 22 countries. Its mission was to be a worker-owned cooperative restaurant dedicated to food quality, service excellence and employee welfare.

The concept of Colors and its emphasis on staff and menu diversity impressed the judges. They also acknowledged how the designers made good use of tight space in a 'typical' New York City environment despite a...

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