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Alison Pearlman is The Eye in Dining, an art historian who writes about restaurant design and experience. This newsletter brings commentary on these topics as well as occasionally, art and broader trends in design.

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Sep 14, 2026
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Jul 13, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 14, 2026

    I Look Forward to Visiting the New Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, But I Question the Premise (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="650" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CW0O!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1da85426-2a3a-4a03-88c4-49a300fd175c_2933x1309.pn

  2. Issue · Aug 13, 2026

    Is 'Discipline, Glut, Veil, Guts, Elan, Streamline, Utility, Funk, Jazz, Remix, [and] Whimsy' a Rosetta Stone for Design? (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="913" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9XsD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb49b8c4a-8ca6-472b-97ed-5161f887102d_1407x913.png"

  3. Issue · Jul 13, 2026

    Extreme Scenes: Where Hedonism and Artistic Radicalism Both Go for Broke (opens the original)

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