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Intentional red wine stains at Hop Sing Laundromat
We've all seen alcoholic elements worked into bar and restaurant décor — but what about actual alcohol?
Intentional red wine stains at Hop Sing Laundromat
We've all seen alcoholic elements worked into bar and restaurant décor — the dangling jugs above Percy Street's bar, the cork wall at Vintage, the beer can wall at Resurrection Ale House, the sawed-in-half wine bottles as water glasses at Talula's. But what about actual alcohol? Lêe, who's working on opening Hop Sing Laundromat at 1029 Race (see our early-July sneak peek), is doing just that — tinting the freshly poured concrete floor of his impending cocktail bar with red wine.
Though there's been plenty of progress in the Chinatown space since we last checked on it (water's hooked up; vintage liquor licenses from various states framed and displayed on southern wall), the mono-named bar owner still won't give up a solid opening date. He was eager, though, to discuss this boozy DIY project. He went out and purchased a shitload of boxed Cabernet, which he puts through a process to ensure it colors the concrete without it seeping in too deep. The whole floor will be done this way. Next time you drunkenly drop a glass of red on your buddy's carpet, maybe take a cue from Lêe and upturn the rest of the bottle so everything matches.
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