When James and Julie Petrakis approached me to design their second restaurant, Cask & Larder, I was thrilled to begin a quest that would turn into one of the hottest restaurants in Winter Park, FL. Their sister restaurant, The Ravenous Pig just down the street, was my first start at working with the husband and wife team years prior and is as equally as popular as it’s younger sibling. Calling themselves a “Southern Public House”, Cask & Larder paid tribute to this legacy by creating a congenial neighborhood
Owners Jill Ramsier and David Forrester had a vision – to create a winery and wine tasting environment in Orlando that would transport wine to markets and ultimately the consumer in an environmentally friendly way. Thus, Quantum Leap Winery was born. The project was very special in that the 17,000 SF warehouse space would not only hold its very own winery, but its own wine tasting room and a VIP area within the winery itself for special events. The Quantum Leap Winery model was to search for good quality, sustainably grown wine, wherever it is around the world but to transport it in large vessels to the Orlando winery. 
Flooring for commercial spaces always seems to be a hot topic. From slip resistance to noise reduction, there are many choices and factors to balance. Terrazzo still seems to be a product of choice, although the selection of where it will be used is always very important to consider. Terrazzo can be not only a very attractive look, but one that utilizes recycled materials within it’s production. Graphics within the flooring also seem to be playing a huge role these days, as well as rectangular tiles within the patterns.