How design helps restaurants feel like home

How design helps restaurants feel like home

March 17, 2026 · 25 min · Episode 154

About this episode

The episode discusses how design elements in restaurants can create a welcoming atmosphere, featuring insights from designer Aida Napoles.

For restaurant designers, the small touches are what make a space feel welcoming. In this episode, host David Manilow talks with Aida Napoles about how she brought a vision inspired by childhood memories to Carnitas Uruapan in Little Village. You'll also hear how Napoles applies her instincts for residential design to help restaurants feel more like home.

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