11 Weird, Beautiful Things Inside Grange Hall’s New Restaurant

By Nate Storey
April 06, 2015
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Fans of Rajan Patel and Jeffrey Lee’s Grange Hall, an exotic home-décor shop renowned for its collection of oddities like woven baskets with deer-antler handles and snake-skeleton paperweights, as well as ornate flower arrangements and an on-site apothecary, will surely recognize the playful touches at their new restaurant. While chef Chad Martin’s seasonal comfort-food menu (smoked salmon sandwich and "go-to" chopped salad) is reason enough for a visit, it’s the jewel-box design that’s stirred up national buzz. Read on for the peculiarities found inside.
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The tea (left) and food menus, a pair of antique bronze urns, and a vintage brass pug pincushion.

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A brass reservation-card holder.

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A ceramic goat in the outdoor rock garden.

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Antique brass-and-porcelain floral sconces.

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A James Plumb-designed “cluster chandelier”, made from floral print lampshades.

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Vintage teacups and saucers by Richard Brendon.

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A Tom Dixon champagne bucket and antique foot stool.

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The steel-framed wall instillation with mirror-and-velvet inserts by co-owner Jeffrey Lee.

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One of the porcelain mice scattered throughout the interior, and custom china from Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory in Munich.

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An organic greens salad plated in a porcelain bowl designed by Hamburg, Germany-based Dibbern, with flatware from Cutipol, a Portuguese cutlery workshop.

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The restaurant’s napkins, menus, and flatware are stored in custom wooden drawers with vintage knobs sourced by co-owner Jeffrey Lee.

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