Inside Trace, Now Open at the W Hotel

Grid View

• The lighter coloring near the ceiling represents fog.
• Walls represent the grid of the city.
• That's the host/hostess stand.
• The floor design represents a map of the city.
• The upstairs bar is even lighter and whiter in color. Get it?

Shuttered since April, the restaurant at the W Hotel officially reopens today with its new persona, Trace. Above, take a virtual walk through Stanley Saitowitz's total interior redo. It's all inspired by one line in one of the late Ambrose Bierce's poems “This city is a point upon a map of fog.” Take a look at the captions for further explanation. Matching the SF inspiration of the interior, the food is totally SLO (sustainable, local, organic) too. Chef Paul Piscopo is working with local foragers and "celebrity organic food expert" Helge Hellberg, who's somehow managed to stay off the general radar until now. Take a look at all the new menus and fancy new "FARMED | CRAFTED | SHARED" tagline here. And do drop an early report in this jar when you have a moment.

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