REGINA S. BARABAN is an editor and journalist who specializes in the hospitality and design fields. She was the founding editor of Hospitality Design magazine and has taught restaurant design at Harvard University, New York University, and the University of New Hampshire.

JOSEPH F. DUROCHER, PhD, is on the faculty of the Hospitality Management program at the University of New Hampshire where, among other courses, he teaches restaurant and hotel design. Since 1987, he has been the equipment editor for Restaurant Business and Institutional Distribution magazines.