A restaurant before service: a long travertine counter and leather stools in late sun, a cook at the open kitchen pass behind.

Hospitality Architecture

Discipline iswhat lets a roomimprovise.

One firm holds the brand, the operations and the economics of a room, because they are one object.

Schedule an introductory call Nothing to prepare. One call is usually enough to know.
The record

Three openings kept on schedule through a leadership crisis.

Tony’s operating role before he founded the firm: full operational and brand leadership of a multi-unit coastal hospitality group, as President and Chief Brand Officer. The group is not named here.

Combined same-store net sales

+11.7%

Q1 2026 against Q1 2025. Flagship 12.7%, second unit 8.6%.

Flagship net margin, at intake

−19.8%

Turned positive within five reporting periods, and sustained.

Three kinds of partner come to the firm.

Groups & Capital

A concept inside the building.

Property owners, hotel groups, and capital partners bringing hospitality into buildings they hold, one concept or a whole portfolio. The firm takes a seat at the table and stays until it runs.

Where a seat is taken →
The Founder

Building the first room.

A new concept. Set the architecture now, before the build sets it for you.

Where a build begins →
The Operator

Sharpening what runs.

A business already open, drifting from what it was meant to be. The margins and the brand come back to the concept while the operator keeps running the floor.

How a repair is scoped →

One method runs through brand, operations, and economics together.

Read the method →
Tony Edgerton, founder of Table and Theory

Tony Edgerton Founder & President

Meet the principal →
“Tony’s ability to combine strategic thinking with true hospitality leadership is rare. He leads from the front, earns the respect of his teams, and never asks anyone to do something he wouldn’t do himself. His passion for hospitality, attention to detail, and relentless pursuit of excellence had a major impact on our growth trajectory.”
Mauricio Romero · President & CEO, LA EEBI
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How the work begins.

It begins with a conversation.

  1. First

    An introductory call

    Thirty minutes with Tony. What the room is doing now, and what it was built to do. Bring what you have, and nothing needs preparing in advance.

  2. The work

    A seat at the table

    An ongoing engagement, carried as a retainer or taken on as a defined build. Margins, design, training, and brand come back into spec while the operator runs the business.

Or write to Tony directly: tony@tableandtheory.com