Friday, January 26, 2007

Super model???















This is the interior model for Hibino!

We are not "lots of investors putting large sums of money" but "putting and scratching our heads together to cut corners" type of restaurant.

(Don't get us wrong: we will not skimp on our food!)

But we wanted to make Hibino as comfortable as possible within our very tight budget.
This seemingly impossible task was achieved by a very brave design firm "YT Design."
(http://www.yt-design.com/index.html)

People @ YT Design are super nice and very very patient.
They listen to our repeated demands of "Can't we cut this?" "Can this be cheaper?"
They came up with the design satisfies both our financial needs and visual integrity.
They spent a very long time on our (in their scope) tiny project.
We can not thank them more...

Construction phase will start very soon.
We can not wait to see the model realized in the space!




Thursday, January 25, 2007

This is our new home!

















We loved the location.
It is little bit out of the way (from subway station, Smith Street restaurants, etc.), but feels like more relaxed and as a bonus, have a cute playground right across the street :-)

May be it is not the ideal location business-wise, but we could see ourselves working here content and smiling. And we believe if we are happy to be here, our future customers can feel the good vibe and also could be happy.
(being happy is a very important thing for me, for you, and for everybody!)

















We are creating Hibino from almost scratch.
In this space, we'll put the kitchen and build the interior.
Yes, it is lots of work (and lots of paper work....), but exciting at the same time.


If you have time, please check back on us from time to time.
We'll be reporting the birth of Hibino!
I would say, we just conceived.
Please follow us to the labor.

After that, please come to Hibino and see whether you can be happy here too!


Sunday, January 14, 2007

Opening in spring 2007

We're busy working towards the opening of Hibino.

The restaurant will be located in Cobble Hill area of Brooklyn, at the corner of Henry & Pacific. The restaurant menu features Japanese dishes in both traditional and new style, including fresh homemade tofu, Kyoto style “o-ban-zai” (Japanese tapas), sushi, and much more.

For more information, please email hibino.restaurant@gmail.com.
We will be happy to hear from you.