Gastro Gossip by Studio St. George Brianna George

Morgan Rae is an established hospitality designer, restaurateur & cookbook author.

Morgan is living and designing for the high end modern nomad, incorporating wellness and sustainability while living life on the go.

Her history in the hospitality industry is storied: Not only is she a co-founder of a small chain of vegan diners and bakery in Brooklyn, but she has collaborated with globally-recognized hospitality brands such as Kerzner’s Atlantis, Westin, Sheraton, 11Howard, Fairmont, and The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas.

Known for her hospitality Feng Shui, Morgan Rae specializes in energetic design strategy within luxury hospitality spaces.

We’ll discuss Morgan’s fascinating family history of hoteliers, how her nomadic lifestyle has influenced how she designs, and her future designing for outer space.

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Domus Academy /
On living and designing for the high-end nomadic lifestyle /
Sustainability & Splurging while traveling /
11 Howard Hotel & infrared saunas /
Feng Shui: “It’s a lot of keeping things Tidy, Clean, Simple and with Intention” / Room Servicio /
Transient Lifestyle /
Educating people on the budgets involved in design; we only see the finished product /
“A gifted designer can work on any budget” /
Dream Proj: The America's Cup at the Fairmont South Hampton in Bermuda /
Goslings Rum /
Absolut Elyx /
The Rum Cellar /
On writing cookbooks, in the style of her grandma /
On flipping an NYC, no-frills vegan bakery into a 50s style diner in a week with no allotted budget /
Mini Pies (cookbook, can be found on Amazon) /
Ulysses Press, San Francisco /
Champs Vegan Diner, NYC /
High-end backpacking through the states with Argentinians /
Coming home /
Designing for space 🪐

Fiona Rupert is a Senior Furniture & Lighting Designer at AvroKo with a background in Industrial Design and a special interest in Environmental Psychology. She's worked with the likes of esteemed French Chef, Dominique Crenn and designed for James Beard Awarded restaurants like Single Thread in Healdsburg, CA, recently awarded 3 Michelin Stars.

| Show Notes:
AvroKo
Andrea Claire
Single Thread, Healdsburg CA
20 Spot, SF
The Den, SF
The Grange, Scotland
Hum Vegetarian Cafe & Restaurant, Ho Chi Minh
Three Dives, Jamaica
@FairandFaux
Patricia Urquiola
Marian Bantjes
On designing a chair that people will want to sit in for a 4+ hour dining experience
On 16 courses* at Single Thread and picking out your own knife
Brightliner Collection
The Cellar, Scotland
On killing her darlings