<\/noscript><\/p>\nFusion, both gastronomic and aesthetic, is on the menu at this encore from El Bulli’s brothers, Albert and Ferran Adrià. The Peruvian-Japanese synthesis begins with the restaurant name. In Peru’s indigenous Quechua language, pakta means union.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript> <\/span><\/p>\n By the entry, pendant fixtures bathe the sake bar, in chestnut and pine, with a welcoming glow that seems to expand the tight dimensions of the 1,100-square-foot space. The sushi bar has a top in precision-cut American oak supported by rough-hewn marble slabs. The same oak tops the dining tables, which line the slim banquettes. Asian austerity then gives way to South American flamboyance, as cotton yarn strung across a pine frame forms a network of can-opies—the effect is of giant looms, with areas of vibrant color alternating with neutral combinations. <\/span> Beyond the loom-canopies, the kitchen occupies a box enclosed with glass in varying degrees of transparency, allowing clear or blurred views of cooks preparing ceviche or nigiri.<\/p>\n Project team: <\/strong> Lucas Echeveste Lacy; Cristina Huguet; Mirela Gallego.<\/p>\n <\/noscript> <\/span><\/p>\n <\/noscript> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fusion, both gastronomic and aesthetic, is on the menu at this encore from El Bulli’s brothers, Albert and Ferran Adrià. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3527,"featured_media":112234,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_image_focal_point":[],"legacy_django_id":9944},"tags":[],"id_tax_domain":[12],"id_tax_product":[],"id_tax_program":[],"id_issue":[],"internal_flag":[4220],"class_list":["post-112233","id_project","type-id_project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","id_tax_domain-hospitality"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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