Chefs and Restaurants

Swap a Paint Job for Custom Wallpaper

Michael Harlan Turkell

When Nate Adler and Rachel Jackson were imagining opening another outpost of Gertie, a contemporary Jewish diner in Brooklyn, they dreamed of working with Kate Zaremba on custom wallpaper. Zaremba, a home decorator whose whimsical walls are often inspired by flora, fauna, and fanciful form, agreed to help set the tone. She riffed on the duck theme at the pair’s original Williamsburg location, and on their sister...