I've always wanted to start a company that does thoughtful sound design for restaurants using some of these research findings. 90% of restaurant sound is just an awful afterthought.
Fine dining sounds different from your hipster brewery, which sounds different from your mall food court, and often is tailored to produce a class/experience-appropriate aesthetic.
There is also the whole “authenticity” thing where manufactured sound may make an establishment feel like a cheap theme park if you’re not careful.
Fine dining sounds different from your hipster brewery, which sounds different from your mall food court, and often is tailored to produce a class/experience-appropriate aesthetic.
There is also the whole “authenticity” thing where manufactured sound may make an establishment feel like a cheap theme park if you’re not careful.