CHEF'S TABLE

This warm and inviting kitchen is designed for serious cooking while dishing up conversation with guests

-  JODY GARLOCK

THE PANELED CABINETRY ENVELOPS THE KITCHEN IN WARMTH TO BALANCE THE INDUSTRIAL FEEL OF THE METAL-CLAD ISLAND." -designer Lori Kurnitsky

There are chef's kitchens where cooking efficiency and culinary adventure are clearly the mission. Then there are kitchens designed more for aesthetics-spaces that emphasize gathering and comfort over any notion of being or becoming a gourmand. And, it would seem, never the twain shall meet.