EATER: When Designers Own the Restaurant, Even the Coffee Mugs Are on the Menu
Interior designer Mark Zeff and chef John Doherty, the executive chef at the Waldorf Astoria for 23 years, opened Black Barn Restaurant together in 2015 and collaborated on other projects before deciding to open the three-month-old Black Barn Shop and Cafe at Manhattan’s Chelsea Market. The cafe take cues from natural materials, from the Arxe back cushions, chairs, and barstools (all for sale in the store) to the muted colors of the Black Barn linens and Serax dinnerware (also for sale, just like the Belo Inox silverware and the playful Serax candle holders on the table).