RICCA DESIGN STUDIOS
Founded in 1973, Ricca Design Studios is an international foodservice design firm specializing in front and back-of-house design for all food service-related spaces. We work with architects, interior designers, developers, general contractors, and owners to create culinary spaces that enhance the front-of-house dining experience, maximize back-of-house efficiencies, and cater to chefs’ unique operational needs.
With 50 years in the foodservice design industry, we understand the importance of creating spaces that blend with the aesthetic intent, while allowing guests to enjoy and appreciate a distinctive culinary experience. Our team of culinary design experts, led by innovative Principals, is dedicated to finding the right solution for each unique project.
We leverage our past practice as professional chefs, food and beverage directors, restaurant owners, hospitality school professors, and nutritionists to create highly efficient environments for chefs and guests alike. Our collective background and knowledge provide us with an in-depth understanding and expertise of how the entire operation works. Together with our clients, we design award-winning projects that make a lasting impression on their guests.
We design culinary spaces that enhance the dining experience by increasing back-of-house efficiencies and catering to chefs’ unique needs. We collaborate with architects and interior designers to create open kitchen concepts that blend with the aesthetic intent of the space while allowing guests to experience the action taking place. We bring the sights, sounds, and inviting aromas of the kitchen to the dining area.
We are passionate about foodservice design and have built a team of visionaries. Our Principals find inspiration and offer insight from their past experiences as professional chefs, food and beverage directors, collegiate hospitality school professors, nutritionists, and restaurant designers. We have a deep knowledge and understanding of how the entire operation works.
Our market diversity, international experience, and culinary portfolio allow us to bring new, innovative ideas, and the latest in culinary technology to the table.
We continue to be leaders in the trade. To establish standards. To create what’s next in culinary design.
INDUSTRIES WE SERVE
Ricca Design Studios offers foodservice design services to the following markets:
Corporate, Government Agencies, Hospitality, Higher Education, K-12, Healthcare, and Public Assembly.
We offer Culinary Design, Front of House Planning, Back of House Planning, Logistics Planning, Solid Waste Planning, Sustainability Planning, Laundry Design, Management Advisory Services, and Packaging Services.