A design studio for restaurants

Beautiful to experience. Built to last.

Two disciplines, one studio — the artist and the craftsman.

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The Studio

A restaurant is not made by food alone.

It lives in the balance between imagination and execution. We work as two disciplines. One shapes the story a restaurant tells through flavour and experience. The other builds the systems that let it run, night after night.

The Artist

Chef Tina

Culinary identity · Menu creation · The guest experience

Food begins with feeling.

Chef Tina treats food as a language. Working across refined kitchens around the world has given her an eye for detail, balance, and restraint.

  • Culinary concepts
  • Signature menus
  • Flavour profiles
  • Plating direction
  • Food identity
  • Guest experience

She gives a restaurant its voice.

Chef Tina on Instagram
The Craftsman

AK Solankky

Kitchen architecture · Systems · Operations

Behind an effortless restaurant is a room designed to work.

AK Solankky builds the foundation that lets the food succeed, drawing on decades in hospitality and restaurant engineering.

  • Kitchen layout & flow
  • Equipment planning
  • Production systems
  • SOP development
  • Team structure
  • Cost control

He gives a restaurant its structure.

Who We Work With

For restaurants that want to be both distinct and durable.

Four kinds of client, four tailored paths - each mapped to where the studio comes in.

New restaurant The full journey, from first idea to open doors and beyond.
01

The idea

The starting point: what you want to open, and why.

We come inConcept development
02

Concept

Shaping it into an identity with a reason people choose it.

We come inBrand positioning
03

Service level, controls & preliminary budget

How it will run, and what it takes to get there.

We come inService-level planning · Preliminary budget
04

Menu development

The food that carries it: what you serve and how it plates.

We come inMenu engineering · Food styling
05

Kitchen design, then front of house

The kitchen first, then the room built around it.

We come inKitchen planning · FOH layout
06

Detailed budget

Firm numbers before you build.

We come inDetailed budget & costing
07

Construction

Turning the plan into a real space.

We come inBuild oversight
08

SOPs and systems, and team

The routines and people that keep it running without you in the room.

We come inSOPs and systems · Team training
09

Launch

Opening in a way that gets people in and talking.

We come inLaunch strategy
10

Run & grow

Staying consistent and building toward the next step.

We come inOngoing support
Existing restaurants Already open and running - we plug in where you need us.
Areas where we come in
  • Menu refresh & engineeringTighten what you serve and how it plates.
  • Kitchen & operationsSmooth out the room during service.
  • SOPs and systemsThe routines that hold standards.
  • Team trainingLift the team already in place.
  • Ongoing supportA studio on call as you grow.
New F&B ventures A new brand from a blank page, built to stand on its own.
01

The idea

A new food or beverage venture, from a blank page.

We come inConcept development
02

Concept

A brand and positioning that can stand on its own.

We come inBrand positioning
03

Model, controls & preliminary budget

How the venture operates, and what it takes to start.

We come inService-level planning · Preliminary budget
04

Menu development

The product at the centre of the venture.

We come inMenu engineering · Food styling
05

Kitchen design, then front of house

Spaces built for the format.

We come inKitchen planning · FOH layout
06

Detailed budget

Firm numbers before the build.

We come inDetailed budget & costing
07

Build-out

Bringing the first site to life.

We come inBuild oversight
08

SOPs and systems, and team

Standards and a team built to scale.

We come inSOPs and systems · Team training
09

Launch

A launch that lands the brand.

We come inLaunch strategy
10

Run & grow

Proving the format and preparing to expand.

We come inOngoing support
Established groups & chains Distinct and dependable, repeated across many sites.
Where we can help
  • Concept & brand for new formatsNew ideas that fit the group.
  • Menu systems across outletsConsistency at scale.
  • Kitchen design standardsRepeatable across sites.
  • SOPs and systemsOne operating standard, many locations.
  • Team training & rolloutBring new sites up to standard.
  • Ongoing support & expansionA partner through growth.
Fire, patience, and precision — the quiet craft behind every plate.
Kitchen Architecture

Layouts we’ve designed.

Working kitchen and floor plans from AK Solankky — equipment, flow, and back-of-house planning drawn to scale. Tap any drawing to open it full size.

The Range

Fluent across cuisines.

Fifteen years across Europe, Pan-Asia, Morocco, and the Middle East — an eye trained on many kitchens, brought to yours.

Pan-Asian
Indian
Korean
Moroccan & Arabic
Italian
Continental
It starts with the ingredient, and the respect it is given.
Work

Current projects

Restaurant · Kokapet, Hyderabad · 2026

Aakhol

Hyderabad's first authentic Assamese restaurant. Homestyle regional cuisine, from concept through kitchen.

Café · Hyderabad & Secunderabad · 2024–25

Ta.Ma.Sha

An all-vegetarian Asian café, built and scaled to three distinct outlets across the city.

500+
Behind the studio

Three decades and more than five hundred restaurants, cafés, and kitchens shaped — the depth of experience every new project is built on.

Gallery

A closer look at the work.

A curated mix of moments - the people behind the pass, the plates they send out, and the spaces built around them.

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Media

In the media.

Features, interviews, and reviews of the restaurants and kitchens we have shaped, across Indian and international press.

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Contact

Let's talk about your restaurant.

Not only chefs. Not only consultants. A studio built on Art and Craft.

Brands we’ve worked with