- Implemented the dark photo-based theme.

Moved all images to public/assets/images.
Added darkened photography across heroes, specials, menu cards, 
authentication, story, checkout, and footer.
Replaced placeholder branding with the supplied logo.
Preserved configurable menu item images.
Updated desktop and mobile styling for readable cream/gold text.

.htaccess

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+RewriteEngine On
+
+# When public/ is the DocumentRoot, allow its own .htaccess to handle the request.
+RewriteRule ^public/ - [L]
+
+# Never expose application internals when the repository root is public.
+RewriteRule ^(?:app|config|storage|views)(?:/|$) - [F,END,NC]
+
+# Serve public assets directly, then send every application URL to PHP.
+RewriteRule ^assets/(.*)$ public/assets/$1 [END,NC]
+RewriteRule ^favicon\.ico$ public/favicon.ico [END,NC]
+RewriteRule ^ public/index.php [QSA,END]