The "cooks" kitchen

So you like to cook?  

Yes, I do too...but what are the elements that make spending time in a kitchen enjoyable?  And what do great cooks like and need in order to whip up a wonderful meal?

Above is my kitchen and it seems to have most of the elements that an avid cook would want....but the layout is a bit odd with the stove on one end and the fridge on the other.

Is there actually such a thing as the perfect "cooks" kitchen?

Yes.....you bettcha

Lets take a look, shall we!

This amazing kitchen is the work of cookbook author Judith Barrett and she's got it all

Item #1

lots of natural light paired with great industrial fixtures

Item #2

large expansive work surfaces

Item #3

the Wolf stove!  

Item #4

storage, storage and more storage.
Notice how well used the pans are... a sure sign of a  avid cook!

Item #5 

organization

Item #6

easy efficient clean up

Yep, she's got it all covered

So here are a few more "cooks" kitchens with the same elements:

Above is the kitchen of Carole Lalli, former Editor in Chief of Food and Wine magazine...

natural light, large work surface, ease of clean up

there's the Wolf stove again

big huge sink

Carole has a Tuscan grill and a pizza/bread oven which she uses all throughout the year

Here is Ina Garten's famous barn kitchen

And here is the kitchen reproduced in Rockefeller Center by House Beautiful

natural light, large work surfaces and big sinks

organization and storage galore

There is one last element I forgot to add:

#7 a nice spot to sit

Thanks for stopping by

&

here's to the start of a great week!

~kelley~