Nov. 22, 2025

Building the Third Place: How We're Designing Food Halls People Love - Ryan Magnon, Ithaka Hospitality Partners

Building the Third Place: How We're Designing Food Halls People Love - Ryan Magnon, Ithaka Hospitality Partners

In this episode, Ryan Magnon, Chief Operating Officer at Ithaka Hospitality Partners, shares how his team is reimagining food halls as vibrant “third places” that bring communities together. He explains why chef-driven concepts, flexible gathering spaces, and thoughtful experience design are fueling the rise of modern food halls, and what they reveal about how people want to connect today.

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Music for this show is produced by Clay Bassford of Bespoke Sound: Music Identity Design for Hospitality Brands