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.

500+

restaurants, cafés, and kitchens shaped across three decades — the depth of experience every new project is built on.

The Artist

Chef Tina

Culinary identity · Menu creation · The guest experience

Food begins with feeling.

Chef Tina treats food as a language. Training in Michelin-starred kitchens and working across refined rooms 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

Executive chef · Kitchen planning · Hospitality strategy · Concept development · Operations & training

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.

How We Work

A single path,
from idea to open doors.

Concept, menu, and experience led by Chef Tina.
Kitchen, systems, and operations led by AK Solankky.

One studio, start to finish.

Led by the artist

Concept

We turn an idea into a restaurant identity: cuisine direction, menu philosophy, and positioning with a clear point of view.

Led by the artist

Menu

Food that belongs to your restaurant alone. Menus, recipes, and presentation built for consistency.

Led by the craftsman

Kitchen & operations

Restaurants are designed before they are built. Kitchens where people, ingredients, and equipment move without friction.

Led by the craftsman

Systems & growth

The standards, workflows, and controls that let a restaurant run without depending on chaos.

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.
Taste is the art. Consistency is the craft.
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
Work

Current projects

Restaurant · Kokapet, Hyderabad · 2026

Aakhol

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

Café · Hyderabad & Secunderabad · since 2024

Ta.Ma.Sha

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

Gallery

In the Kitchen & On the Plate

From the pass to the plate - the craft, the hands, and the finished dish.

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Signature plate
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Let's talk about your restaurant.

Not only chefs. Not only consultants.
A studio built on craft.

Brands we’ve worked with