Fashion Island Shoppers Embrace Re-Opened Pain du Monde
Webb Design, a leading hospitality design firm, announced that one of its newest projects, the renovated and expanded Pain du Monde Bakery and Café in the Fashion Island shopping center in Orange County, CA, has recently re-opened to the public in an exciting new location.
Tustin, CA (PRWEB) January 6, 2011
Webb Design, a leading hospitality design firm, announced that one of its newest projects, the renovated and expanded Pain du Monde Bakery and Café in The Irvine Company’s Fashion Island shopping center, has recently re-opened to the public in an exciting new location.
Webb Design was selected by The Irvine Company and David Prickett of Carlile Coatsworth Architects to create a rich, authentic kitchen and dining environment with unique, local elements and a floor to ceiling photo of John Wayne covering one wall.
“We integrated the owner’s Montana ranch feel with a modern edge by using frosted glass, birch branches, stacked slate, rich woods and granite,” said Linda Midden, Interior Design Director, Webb Design. “We were honored to be chosen to design this restaurant.”
Pain du Monde, or PDM as the regulars call it, has attracted a loyal following at its four locations from Dana Point to Newport Beach. PDM’s new Fashion Island setting is near a beautiful fountain in the Neiman Marcus-Bloomingdale’s courtyard.
PDM opened its first café in Orange County in 1990 and became popular for its fresh coffee and delicious pastries, salads and sandwiches. Owner Scott McVean splits time between Orange County and his ranch in Montana. Occasionally McVean even brings fresh eggs from his Montana ranch to his cafés in OC.
“We take pride in creating a truly enjoyable experience by offering our customers a scrumptious menu and efficient service in a unique and friendly environment,” said McVean. “The interior design for our Fashion Island restaurant has just thrilled our customers, both those who are discovering Pain du Monde for the first time and those who are finding us again in our new Fashion Island location. Webb Design gets credit for an outstanding job.”
On a recent visit to PDM, shopper Lolly Curry of Seal Beach said, “I shop at Fashion Island all the time and always come to Pain du Monde. I’m so happy they moved and I can sit outside now.”
Jim Webb, principal of Webb Design, said, “Fashion Island promotes a sophisticated and enjoyable shopping experience, and the new location of PDM on the Bloomingdales-Neiman Marcus square heightened expectations for everyone. We always strive to create an open, social connection as we plan our design layout and equipment selections, because people enjoy the interaction between kitchen and dining. We feel like we really achieved that with Pain du Monde.”
About Webb Design
Founded in 1989, Webb Design is an award-winning hospitality design firm located in Tustin, CA. Webb Design believes in blending human elements into their culinary designs to build a social connection and create an enjoyable dining experience. They are well known for developing exciting concepts for restaurants as well as business, education, health care, hotels and resorts, and religious organization dining venues. For more information on Webb Design, visit the website at http://www. webbfoodservicedesign. com.
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