RYE STREET TAVERN
Design
Distillation
Part of a large whiskey distillery campus this tavern is as an immersive journey into Maryland rye β its history, its link to the bounty of Maryland farms and waters and the associated cuisine, wood-fired cooking, and of course, foot-stomping music. It is an unabashedly modern restaurant born of local tradition and enlivened by the afterglow of a glass or two of the favored local spirit.
![Front entrance to the Rye Street Tavern](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_12_Design-Distillation2.jpg)
![Restaurant tables that look out over the water](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_12_Design-Distillation3.jpg)
![Looking through the restaurant at the staircase](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_12_Design-Distillation4.jpg)
![Staircase with firewood underneath](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_12_Design-Distillation5.jpg)
![Restaurant table with a wooden slat wall](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_12_Design-Distillation6.jpg)
![Interestingly decorated wall with many paintings and a bison head](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_12_Design-Distillation7.jpg)
![Looking down the hallway at a horse head on the wall](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_12_Design-Distillation16.jpg)
![Looking through a door to a restaurant dining room](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_12_Design-Distillation17.jpg)
![Bar with repurposed whiskey distillers](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_12_Design-Distillation10.jpg)
When the cuisine, service and atmosphere work harmoniously, chances are you will be able to leave any troubles outside the door. This is the magic of storytelling through design.
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![Small bar area with red stools](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_12_Design-Distillation12.jpg)
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![Bar table with interesting paintings hanging above](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_12_Design-Distillation13.jpg)
![Bar cart with wine and glasses](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_12_Design-Distillation14.jpg)
βHe distills the ideas and he brings them
down to a concentrate where then they
can be instituted inside the project.β
β Marc Weller, Founding Partner & President at Weller Development Company