Let TV Shows, Art, and More Set the Tone for Your Next Themed Menu

For Esmé’s menu collaboration with artist Paul Octavius, guests crafted snow cones with dropper bottles, cut open a cellophane package to reveal cooked turbot, and made hand rolls with nori sheets imprinted with Chef/Owner Jenner Tomaska’s dog Nellie’s face. “Getting the guest to be a part of the experience and creating alongside us—whether they’re painting on the menu or choosing flavors—is always fun,” says Tomaska. The chef,...