@layer pages {
  .about-hero {
    padding: calc(var(--header-h) + 6rem) var(--gutter) 4rem;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
    gap: var(--gutter);
  }

  .about-hero__eyebrow {
    grid-column: 1 / span 4;
  }

  .about-hero__title {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 7.5rem);
    line-height: 0.95;
    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-tight);
  }

  .about-hero__title em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--accent-red);
  }

  .about-hero__lede {
    grid-column: 7 / span 6;
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);
    color: var(--ink-primary);
    line-height: 1.45;
    margin-top: 1rem;
  }

  /* ----- editorial paragraph with red drop cap ----- */
  .about-prose {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
    gap: var(--gutter);
  }

  .about-prose__col {
    grid-column: 3 / span 8;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }

  .about-prose__col p {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    max-width: 62ch;
  }

  .about-prose__col p strong {
    color: var(--ink-primary);
  }

  .about-prose__col p:first-of-type::first-letter {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 5.5rem;
    line-height: 0.85;
    float: left;
    padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem 0 0;
    color: var(--accent-red);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  /* ----- timeline ----- */
  .timeline {
    position: relative;
    padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  }

  .timeline__line {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 50%;
    width: 1px;
    background: var(--hairline-strong);
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }

  .timeline__list {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
    position: relative;
  }

  .timeline__item {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    align-items: start;
    gap: var(--gutter);
    position: relative;
  }

  .timeline__item::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 0.4rem;
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    background: var(--accent-red);
    transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg);
  }

  .timeline__year {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-mono);
    color: var(--accent-red);
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .timeline__title {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.2rem);
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-tight);
    margin-top: 0.4rem;
  }

  .timeline__body {
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    margin-top: 0.75rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 38ch;
  }

  .timeline__item--left .timeline__year-block {
    text-align: right;
    padding-right: 3rem;
  }

  .timeline__item--left .timeline__body-block {
    padding-left: 3rem;
  }

  .timeline__item--right .timeline__year-block {
    grid-column: 2;
    padding-left: 3rem;
  }

  .timeline__item--right .timeline__body-block {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 1;
    text-align: right;
    padding-right: 3rem;
  }

  .timeline__item--right .timeline__body-block .timeline__body {
    margin-left: auto;
  }

  @media (max-width: 720px) {
    .timeline__line {
      left: 12px;
      transform: none;
    }

    .timeline__item,
    .timeline__item--left,
    .timeline__item--right {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .timeline__item::before {
      left: 12px;
    }

    .timeline__item--left .timeline__year-block,
    .timeline__item--right .timeline__year-block,
    .timeline__item--left .timeline__body-block,
    .timeline__item--right .timeline__body-block {
      grid-column: 1;
      text-align: left;
      padding-left: 36px;
      padding-right: 0;
    }

    .timeline__item--right .timeline__body-block,
    .timeline__item--right .timeline__year-block {
      grid-row: auto;
    }
  }

  /* ----- chef portrait with parallax ----- */
  main > .chef {
    padding-top: calc(var(--header-h) + clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem));
  }

  .chef {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
    gap: var(--gutter);
    align-items: center;
  }

  .chef__portrait {
    grid-column: 1 / span 5;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    background: var(--bg-elev-2);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  }

  .chef__portrait picture {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
  }

  .chef__img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 110%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center center;
    filter: grayscale(0.5) contrast(1.1);
    will-change: transform;
    transform: translateY(var(--parallax-y, 0));
    transition: transform 80ms linear;
  }

  .chef__body {
    grid-column: 7 / span 6;
  }

  .chef__quote {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--ink-primary);
  }

  .chef__quote em {
    color: var(--accent-red);
  }

  .chef__byline {
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.74rem;
    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-mono);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
  }

  .chef__byline strong {
    color: var(--ink-primary);
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  /* ----- about CTA band ----- */
  .reserve {
    position: relative;
    margin-top: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
    margin-bottom: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem);
    background: linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-elev-1) 90%, transparent),
      color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-black) 94%, transparent)
    );
    border-block: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    padding-block: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.2rem);
  }

  .reserve__inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
    gap: var(--gutter);
    align-items: end;
  }

  .reserve__title {
    grid-column: 1 / span 7;
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5.4vw, 4.5rem);
    line-height: 0.98;
    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-tight);
  }

  .reserve__title em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--accent-red);
  }

  .reserve__side {
    grid-column: 8 / span 5;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.6rem;
  }

  .reserve__hours {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.3vw, 1.2rem);
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    max-width: 44ch;
  }

  @media (max-width: 860px) {
    .chef__portrait,
    .chef__body {
      grid-column: 1 / -1;
    }

    .reserve {
      margin-top: 1.5rem;
      margin-bottom: 2.6rem;
      padding-block: 2.4rem;
    }

    .reserve__title,
    .reserve__side {
      grid-column: 1 / -1;
    }
  }

}