- My wife on her smart phone as I'm snapping away
Iron Chic
Morimoto Restaurant in Philadelphia has consistently been recognized as one of the top 10 restaurants in the city since 2001. If the name sounds familiar, then you’ve probably watched the Iron Chef TV show on the Food Network. Masaharu Morimoto was featured on that show and also the original Japanese version so it’s no surprise that the self-named restaurant features his signature Japanese and western fusion cuisine.
Although most diners go for the food, I’m sure that some leave talking about the design. Having a fond adoration for architecture I’ve always enjoyed the contradiction between the curvy wall sculptures and the geometric lines of the glass booths. The walls and tables have a changing LED light pattern and if that’s not enough each table has an illuminated egg sculpture as a centerpiece...or maybe it’s a battery operated toy that one might find in a night table drawer....cough...cough...
Anyway, my take on the style is that it’s a cross between a Frank Gehry building and a chic 60’s nightclub. I always thought that the clash of styles would make an interesting photograph, the only problem was convincing my wife since she only wanted a romantic dinner. After a little begging and even more concealing, that involved stashing my camera under my jacket and hiding my tabletop tripod in my pants, I finally ventured up to the 2nd floor lounge to take some photos. I only had a few minutes before an employee caught me hanging from the overlook snapping away so I didn’t capture the lighting scheme that I had wanted...oh well.
Either way, I hope those of you around the world can now see and appreciate the unique and interesting interior and in case you were wondering the food was pretty good too.
Comments and faves
J Tschudy (17 months ago | reply)
very cool perspective
Walking Philly added this photo to her favorites. (17 months ago)
Rob Lybeck (17 months ago | reply)
Great interior shot! (Great building designer.)
silviatabi [deleted] (17 months ago | reply)
fantastic!
Larry White (Trying_to_Shine) (17 months ago | reply)
Sweet!
Victor Hoffmann added this photo to his favorites. (17 months ago)
·BigGolf· (17 months ago | reply)
You did great considering you only have few minutes to make it happen. I've never been to his restaurant but I'm a big fan of the original Iron Chef show. The interior is pretty awesome and you did well capturing it. Nice work!
And Happy New Year. All the best wishes for 2011. Cheers!
ARIUKAMO added this photo to his favorites. (17 months ago)
ARIUKAMO (17 months ago | reply)
Amazing place nice shot!
Brandon Godfrey added this photo to his favorites. (17 months ago)
Brandon Godfrey (17 months ago | reply)
That is a really cool interior...Nice work capturing it!
Happy shooting in 2011!
akhr1961 (17 months ago | reply)
fantastic atmosphere.
thank you for your visiting my stream and your kind comment.
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y2-hiro (17 months ago | reply)
Excellent view and mood !
Great captured !!
luidude added this photo to his favorites. (17 months ago)
Linda Goodhue (17 months ago | reply)
Looks like an incredible restaurant...fantastic image!
Sarah Thieleman (17 months ago | reply)
Wow
Sarah Thieleman added this photo to her favorites. (17 months ago)
DanielKHC (17 months ago | reply)
Wow, that is indeed some cool restaurant! Kudos to the designer! Beautifully captured by you!
Patrick Duhazé (17 months ago | reply)
superbe !
The Red Pill (17 months ago | reply)
Thats some interior, well captured.
Jill Clardy (16 months ago | reply)
fabulous architecture ! I hope the food lives up to the surroundings
Shoeven (16 months ago | reply)
great capture
gb3 photography (16 months ago | reply)
wow , excellent image , stunning
Fiona^_^ and williamcho added this photo to their favorites.
williamcho (15 months ago | reply)
Really chic interior indeed! Beautiful shot!
yohanes budiyanto (15 months ago | reply)
This is fantastic! Amazing place and how's the food btw? Always watched Morimoto fought in Iron Chef.. Trust it must be good? No?
ADW44 (15 months ago | reply)
Kai Livingston added this photo to his favorites. (14 months ago)
Kai Livingston (14 months ago | reply)
Gotta go there! Thanks, Andrew!
hanan bercu, leozsinkai, davetefft, and frankly frank added this photo to their favorites.
skipmoore (10 months ago | reply)
Man, don't you just love the light that. 5D offers up. Amazing. (I bet you hand held this shot)
jomak14 added this photo to his favorites. (3 months ago)
jomak14 (3 months ago | reply)
Splendid perspective!