2024-12-25T13:47:49-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/86071597/interview-with-case-real-architects-of-restaurant-on-the-sea Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2013-11-13T17:54:00-05:00 >2013-11-18T22:32:19-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/5571en8h7p0ybhc5.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> Recently featured as part of our&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/85780577/showcase-restaurant-on-the-sea-by-case-real" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ShowCase</a>&nbsp;series,&nbsp;&nbsp;"Restaurant on the Sea" by CASE-REAL is an elegant restaurant located smack on the coastline of Teshima, a tiny island in Japan's Seto Inland Sea. Opening for the Setouchi Triennale, the restaurant continues to serve local Japanese fare to the island's 1,000 inhabitants, after the art-seeking tourists' exodus.</p> <p> The modest project description left us wanting more, so we asked CASE-REAL to comment on a few of the restaurant's details.&nbsp;</p> <p> <strong>Archinect:&nbsp;</strong>What kind of food will the restaurant serve?</p> <p> <strong>CASE-REAL </strong>(Ritsu Shibata):&nbsp;You can eat Japanese food in this restaurant, using the local ingredients including seafood from Setouchi Ocean. The restaurant serves a lunch menu, along with a prix fixe dinner menu (only with reservation).</p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/nk/nkoeygt5ojfhbl1n.jpg" title=""></p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/oh/ohfohfxafbfxbf9v.jpg" title=""></p> <p> <strong>Archinect:&nbsp;</strong>What was the inspiration behind the public kitchen?</p> <p> <strong>CASE-REAL:&nbsp;</strong>The idea of the "public kitchen" was originally requested by the owner, Ms. Mitsuko Fukutake, who is also a councilor of Fuku...</p>