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    Good Food

    Sound Design in Restaurants

    Restaurant noise continues to be a thorn in the side of diners. Jonathan Gold and Jerry Christoff discuss sound design with Frances Anderton, host of DnA . Plus, Bon Appetit's restaurant critic Andrew Knowlton wonders if restaurants are getting louder or if we’re just getting older.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Aug 29, 2014 • 1 min read

    Restaurant noise continues to be a thorn in the side of diners. Jonathan Gold and Jerry Christoffdiscuss sound design with Frances Anderton, host of DnA.

    Plus, Bon Appetit's restaurant critic Andrew Knowlton wonders if restaurants are getting louder or if we’re just getting older.

    The full episode

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    7. 48:46Market Report
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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    The full episode

    5 of 8
    ICYMI: Restaurant Acoustics, Fry Sauce, Quentin Tarantino on Food
    1. 0:00Food and Power in Film
    2. 7:32Anything That Moves
    3. 16:52Working in a Cannery
    4. 26:38You Should Know About Fry Sauce
    5. 30:51Sound Design in RestaurantsYou’re reading this
    6. 42:53Kobe Beef Fraud in the U.S.
    7. 48:46Market Report
    8. 54:05Bobotie Pie
    Back to Good Food