Additionally, the white butcher paper placed over the tablecloths is a bistro hallmark.
The décor at Onyx, with its sponge-painted beige walls and white tablecloths, is a bit more subdued than at enTantra, the last restaurant at this location, which was around for less than a year.
If it's sunny, try for a picnic table under the trees; if not, the dining room, with its wood banquettes and embroidered linen tablecloths is a cozy alternative.
White tablecloths are a surprising gesture of luxury for a restaurant dedicated to simplicity, as are the carved slate silverware rests, a table-setting signature of Mr. Zamarra.
Amid tables draped in lucky red tablecloths was a boisterous wedding party, complete with video cameras, photographers, a host with a microphone and a small evangelical choir.
This is an upmarket place, according to locals – some of whom think its white-linen tablecloths are a flourish too far – but it's also a heavenly tender and flavoursome experience.
Beautiful ready-made sheets, towels and tablecloths are a staple at Porthault, but with a little extra time and money (two to six months, and a five-figure price tag), you can dress your bed in haute couture.
Even the frayed green tablecloths are a hangover from the old gambling days.
A white tablecloth is also a good choice, although it shows stains easily.
Callis's carefully staged tableaux make oblique reference to this psychological conflict: in one photo, a tablecloth is being snatched from a set table; in another, a man laughs maniacally behind a house plant in the corner of a living room.
