ByRick NelsonStar Tribune, JUNE 22, 2018 â 12:46PM
MORE AT STAR TRIBUNEWe are proud of the new fine dining experience we that features Synergy Product’s Loewen Timber Curtain wall system and Centor doors. The chefs at Travail Kitchen & Amusements have embraced a more refined (and expensive) experience and required special windows and doors that only Synergy could provide in the Twin Cities area.
From the Star Tribune article on June 22nd, 2020:
Unfortunately, the buildingsâ dilapidated state proved to be too great an obstacle. But in a glass-half-full moment, that situation eventually triggered a plan. A big one. Demolish the buildings. Collaborate with a Minneapolis architecture firm (Peterssen/Keller) that specializes in high-end residences and create a metamorphic new home for Travail. Convert the current Travail into a roomier location for Pig Ate My Pizza, then add a brewery.
âWeâre taking everything that weâve done for the last eight years and rethinking every aspect of our business,â Brown said. âWeâre graduating them into completely different worlds.â
When they enter from the back of the building, diners will encounter spaces that flow into one another on two levels, with features such as massive double-sided fireplaces, undulating plaster ceilings, a rooftop patio with a protective retractable awning, a showy first-floor kitchen and large doors that double as semi-transluscent partitions.
âThe minute you step on the property, the experience starts, and youâll begin moving through the space,â said Gerken. âWe want this to be a really creative way to express a restaurant, as a way to take people on a different kind of journey.â