Peter Knaust, the electrifying General Manager (left), of The Cheesecake Factory at The River in Rancho Mirage, CA joins the jovial Csaba Nagy, Senior Manager, in thinking BIG.  The two are posing with Artists Karen & Tony Barone's sculpture.  Peter & Csaba draw parallels between Karen & Tony's over-the-top "Larger-than-Life" sculptures and mega-size portions coming out of The Cheesecake Factory's  high powered open kitchen and delivered by their highly efficient, energetic, & enthusiastically cordial team to celebratory diners in the fantasy Egyptian/Art Nouveau dining rooms, bar & alfresco patios.



"EAST MEETS WEST IN THE BATTLE OF THE NOODLE" (left)
Bronze Patina Steel/ Painted Copper
108"H X 52"W X 32"D

"JUMBO SHRIMP" (right)
(no longer an oxymoron)
Bronze Patina Steel/ Painted Steel
114"H X 48"W X 32"D

“Super-star-celebrity-chef” TONY Di LEMBO (right) & partner,
beverage genius, RANZ WEINART of the way cool THE TROPICALE &
CORAL SEAS LOUNGE in Palm Springs, CA, joyously genuflect
to the higher power of "FRIES ON THEIR WAY TO NIRVANA", a
"Larger-Than-Life" sculpture by Karen & Tony Barone."




"FRIES ON THEIR WAY TO NIRVANA"
Waterbased Automative Painted Steel
85"H X 39"W X 35 D

"DOUBLE DIPPING, DOUBLE LICKING"

“Super-star-celebrity-chef” ANDREW COPLEY of the landmark restaurant
COPLEY’S On Palm Canyon in PALM SPRINGS, & partner/wife,
JULIANA COPLEY, are caught in a playful moment with a new
monumental “Larger-Than-Life” sculpture by Karen & Tony Barone"




"DOUBLE DIPPING, DOUBLE LICKING"
Waterbased Automative Painted Steel
94"H X 47"D (base)