Center Stage
09.02.10
Over the past two decades, much has been written about the Great Room kitchen – a multi-purpose space with the actual cooking center tucked in one corner. Today, however, designers are telling me their clients are looking for a kitchen design that positions the gourmet space in a more central location within the Great Room.
The new trend seems to be about moving the kitchen out of the corner and giving it a center stage treatment. In the drawing featured at left, you can see the kitchen in a corner plan, as compared to the kitchen in the center of the room concept seen below.
In this example, moving the working kitchen into the center of the room resulted in space being available for a semi-private, quieter media room. Although separate, the area is still part of the kitchen because it is visible through the wall opening behind the sink.
A walk-through pantry is adjacent to the kitchen and houses the full-size freezer. Only the fresh food refrigerator is located in the cook’s triangle of work space.
Source: Kitchen and Bath Design News
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS
08.02.10
Applebee's, Jan. 25, 967 Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Food on floor in the walk-in freezer. 2. Dishwasher has 10 ppm chlorine solution at dish surface. 3. Door gasket on McCall freezer is torn. 4. Condensation problem in walk-in freezer. 5. Hand sink is not sealed to wall in prep area. 6. Food tongs and ladles have food particles. 7. Food shelves in dry food storage room has food splash. 8. Knives on wall rack by prep area have build up. 9. Door gasket on juice cooler at bar has mildew. 10. Hand sink in kitchen is piled with wet towels. 11. There is scattered trash on ground around Dumpster. 12. No paper towels by hand sink in kitchen. 12. Drain line for food prep table is missing.
Millers at the Mall, Jan. 25, 771 S. 30th St., Heath, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Food and beverages stored in restroom.
Dollar Tree, Jan. 25, 617 Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with no violations reported.
Source: The Newark Advocate