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For Immediate Release
February 18, 2008

Contact: Meredith Town
Tel: (504) 943-1102
E-mail: meredith at hookah dash cafe dot com

Hookah Café Renovations Completed

Interior renovations at the Hookah Café, a gradual process which began three months ago, were completed this week. New banquettes, chairs, and tables now decorate the main dining room, replacing the old coffee tables and accompanying teak-wood low-slung chairs, thereby giving a more dining-friendly feel to the main room. The carpeting was removed as well and the cement floor below artistically stained and finished in a matching style. On the whole the new layout is noticeably more space-efficient and has significantly increased the total number of available seats.

According to Hookah Café management, these changes were intended to compliment the surging popularity of the dining menu. The old furniture, though conducive to lounge-style relaxing and hookah smoking, was simply not appropriately comfortable for diners, and with the uptick in dining business the time was ripe for a renovation in that direction. “These improvements were necessary to make our customers more comfortable while dining and will enable us to focus on and expand our food business,” said owner Gil Birman. “Chef David Duvall is extremely talented and it would be foolish to not invest in making our infrastructure more supportive of his menu and skill.”

All of the new furniture has been custom-built for the space, and when possible local New Orleans artisans were utilized. Two sleek, modern long banquettes on opposite sides of the dining room can now easily accommodate parties of up to 20, while a handsome red-suede, tufted round banquette is situated like a center piece in the middle of the room. The new dining-height tables were meticulously created by Bywater-based craftsmen out of reclaimed heart pine wood, and are nicely accentuated by the new generously proportioned European dining chairs. Bringing all these new elements together is the concrete stain-finished floor, also created locally by a Marigny-based artisan. In addition, the carpet removal necessary for the new floor has markedly improved the acoustics and sound quality of the live bands which often perform at the Hookah Café. Overall, the new layout has an air of chic sophistication and style, bringing a fresh and contemporary dining atmosphere to this established Frenchmen Street hotspot.

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