Kitchen Designs

FARMERS TURN HIGHWAY INTO KITCHEN NEAR MANDYA

2007-02-08T02:27:00.000-08:00

Mandya, Feb. 8 (MRS&NKP)- Farmers staged a unique protest at a village near here today as the agitation against the Cauvery Tribunal verdict entered the third day in Mandya district. More than a thousand farmers including women blocked the Mysore-Bangalore highway at Haleboodanoor, 8 km from here. They turned the road divider into a kitchen. The women created makeshift ovens on the divider and began cooking rice bhath in six large vessels for the agitators at around 11 am. The agitators chanted slogans against the Cauvery Tribunal and the Union Government. Due to rasta roko at several places in Mandya district, the vehicular traffic on Mysore-Bangalore highway remained suspended today also. TN tourists Tourists from Tamil Nadu, who came in two buses on their way to Mysore, alighted from the vehicles and began cooking on the road side.

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What's cooking in kitchen design

2007-02-06T02:28:00.000-08:00

Custom home builder Joe Vinson built a huge, fire-burning brick pizza oven in a client's gourmet kitchen several years ago. Did they like pizza? "I hope so; it was $20,000," he replied. Builder David Rowe's client loved to cook and spent years planning his dream kitchen. "We put seven faucets in the kitchen," Rowe said. "We put a 5-foot-long trough sink in the middle of the island with a faucet at each end. He had two vented hoods, one over a frying area and another over the cooktop." Kitchens are the center of home activity, according to builders and remodelers. The most requested remodeling projects are kitchens and bath, and such projects have the highest return when a house is sold, netting 50 percent to 75 percent of the investment, according to Consumer Reports magazine.

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Kitchen garden

2007-02-02T02:27:00.000-08:00

If the Isle of Anglesey, where I live, has particular merit for a gardener, it is that we are warmed by the Gulf Stream, giving us mild weather conducive to growing early vegetables. The drawback, however, is that the winds off the Irish Sea are usually considerable. In the back end of 2006 and for most of January, the weather has been pretty extreme. Only in the past few days have I been able to get on to the soil and do a little digging: until now, gale-force winds combined with incessant rain have been a major problem. In the night, the sound of breaking glass and flapping polythene torn from one of my polytunnels has woken me with a jolt. Whenever we have strong winds here, it is almost impossible to get a good night's sleep. .

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Kitchen-Cabinets-Design.com Announces Partnerships with Google and ...

2007-01-31T02:30:00.000-08:00

/24-7PressRelease/ - January 21, 2007 - Over the past months, big changes have been occurring at the offices of Kitchen-Cabinets-Design.com. A new design, new articles and helpful guides for homeowners, and now a new addition to the site. "We will now be offering our visitors the ability to see companies in their area that can service the needs they have", said Damion Rutherford, President of the company. "Companies in the kitchen remodeling industry have the ability to advertise on Google and Yahoo whenever someone does a search for terms such as "kitchen cabinet companies'. With this partnership, those same companies will be displayed on our site. This will give the homeowner another option to find resources for their project.", added Rutherford. A True Win-Win-Win Partnership With online advertising expected to hit $160 Billion by 2008, the advertising space on sites such as Kitchen-Cabinets-Design.com becomes more and more valuable.

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Madison and your Kitchen: Restaurant Week- "Stir Crazy!"

2007-01-29T02:29:00.000-08:00

I love Madison's love of food. What I love even more is the efforts of so many in Madison to celebrate this city's devine love of food. Tonight commences the first annual Restaurant Week right here in Madison, Wisconsin. The event will be lasting all week, Sunday January 28 through Friday, February 2! For the next six days, an array of restaurants in Madison and the surrounding areas will be offering specialized menus to all of its customers. For only $25 per person restaurants will have three delightfully delicious three course meals for customers to choose from. An appetizer, entree and dazzling dessert from some of Madison's most prestigious restaurants! The details of these menus can be found at Madison Magazine. (I highly suggest that reservations be made!) The first annual event is sponsored by Madison Magazine, Sysco, and Madison Originals and is sure to be a great success, that will hopefully develop a strong tradition.

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Blitz Silver Shine - Silver Jewelry Cleaner

2007-01-23T02:48:00.000-08:00

Blitz Silver Shine - Silver Jewelry Cleaner is a revolutionary new product for cleaning silver, silver bracelets, earings, necklaces, rings, and almost any other silver product you can think of! This pleasant smelling, non-toxic silver cleaner uses the electro-chemical properties of the tarnish on silver coupled with the special trays and a top secret cleaning slution to literally pull the tarnish off your silver. Silver Shine is designed to remove tarnish from silver jewelry in seconds! Each box of this silver jewelry cleaner contains a 4" x 6" two-ply treated silver buffing and polishing cloth, three of the special trays, and a ready to mix silver cleaning solution. It all comes packaged in a wide mouth jar with a basket to easily clean larger pieces of silver jewelry. Blitz Manufacturing Stock #681

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Reid pledge on Home Office future

2007-01-23T02:31:00.000-08:00

Home Secretary John Reid has said the national interest is more important than any politicians' ego in deciding whether to split the Home Office. He has suggested his troubled department be divided into separate justice and security ministries. Downing Street says it is a serious plan, while government sources say it could be completed within months. But Jonathan Baume of civil servants' union the First Division Association, warned against rushed changes. He said staff morale had been affected by the recent headlines and people were being pushed and pulled from one priority to the next. 'Difficult job' "The government really needs to just stand back and ask itself whether it's diverting sufficient resources in the round to the Home Office, to enable it to do the difficult job it's been asked to do," he said.

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Retro kitchen makes way for modern

2007-01-21T02:31:00.000-08:00

BEFORE(top) / Short on functionality and space, this kitchen now has room to accommodate modern and traditional, not to mention cooking and entertaining. The new design includes a long stainless steel counter, a large sink with integrated drain board, and a backsplash of glass mosaic tiles. AFTER / Short on functionality and space, this kitchen now has room to accommodate modern and traditional, not to mention cooking and entertaining. The new design includes a long stainless steel counter, a large sink with integrated drain board, and a backsplash of glass mosaic tiles. .

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Anna likes to spend time in the kitchen

2007-01-17T02:39:00.000-08:00

Last August, Wednesday's Child featured a beautiful, bright-eyed 10-year-old named Anna. As her 11th birthday approaches, this young lady still awaits an adoptive family that can give her the permanence and loving support she needs. Very few people have the opportunity to learn how to cook from a true master, but Anna, a budding culinary enthusiast, recently got her chance. Meeting local legend Eddie Matney at Stoudemire's Downtown, Anna seemed a little star-struck at first. Staring at Matney in his white chef's coat, Anna was unable to talk. .

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Kitchen-Cabinets-Design.com Re-releases Newsletter

2007-01-15T02:38:00.000-08:00

(openPR) - Due to the overwhelming demand from its site visitors, kitchen-cabinets-design.com has decided to give the public what it wants and has started re-releasing the kitchen-cabinets-design.com newsletter. “We didn't realize that there would be such an outcry to have our newsletter back. Our team didn't know the extent of how popular the newsletter was until we stopped emailing it out. Then we were bombarded with a flood of emails letting us know how well-liked it was. We are just really happy to know that we were giving our site visitors useful and helpful information about kitchen designs." – D. Rutherford, VA Kitchen-Cabinets-Design website Kitchen-cabinets-design.com also has recently added new features to its website in the hopes of better serving its visitors. After months of brainstorming and planning, the team at kitchen-cabinets-design have added more pictures, as well as offering more information and design plans to help homeowners in their research and decision making process for their kitchen design.

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Jermaine and Ian disgusted by kitchen

2007-01-13T02:29:00.000-08:00

Jermaine, Ian and Shilpa had a familiar rant about the state of the kitchen before the other housemates awoke this morning. Ian began the day by doing some laundry in a bucket, a source of bemusement for the singer. "I can't believe I'm washing my clothes in a bucket," he remarked. "Everybody's done that," replied Shilpa, as Jermaine provided some advice on how to go about it. However, it wasn't Ian's dirty clothes that were on Jermaine's mind. "The shower smells, the floor is dirty," the cleanliness-obsessed Jackson complained. Washing up was another point of contention, as Jermaine couldn't understand why people couldn't do their own. "When they start snacking, they should think, somebody's gotta clean this up," he said. Ian agreed as Jermaine railed against the unhygienic sponge, and added his own grievance - confusion between the tea-towel and hand towel.

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Home Depot investors try to halt ex-CEO exit pay

2007-01-11T02:30:00.000-08:00

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc. (HD.N) investors on Wednesday asked a Georgia state court to issue an injunction blocking the retailer from paying former Chief Executive Robert Nardelli a $210-million severance package. "Nardelli's severance package is a final, indefensible step by the board of directors in wrongly over-compensating an unsuccessful chief executive," plaintiffs said in papers asking for a temporary restraining order. .

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Kids and knives in the kitchen: Tobie Puttock stars at Safety in ...

2007-01-09T02:53:00.000-08:00

The last time Melbourne-born chef Tobie Puttock accidentally cut himself with a knife was about seven or eight years ago. Thats back when Jamie Olivers Fifteen restaurant on Collins Street in Melbourne wasnt even a pipe dream. But today, Puttock says knife injuries are by far the most common accident he sees as the head of Fifteens kitchen. He will be sharing stories about these and other safety challenges at the opening breakfast of the 10th Annual Safety In Action Conference on March 20 in Melbourne. The idea behind the Fifteen program is to inspire and train disadvantaged youths and to encourage them to build careers in the restaurant industry. The trainees learn all about knife and kitchen safety as well as other occupational hazards at Box Hill TAFE. But, Puttock says it is still something he needs to drill into them while they are undergoing their first year of experience in the restaurant.Basic things like hygiene and how not to cut yourself, things that seem like common knowledge to us, are not so basic to a teenager who eats a lot of fast food and hasnt really spent much time in a kitchen, he says.

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Divine Design : Kitchen redo connects rooms, brings in light

2007-01-07T02:36:00.000-08:00

Lorraine and Kurt have experienced a lot of firsts lately, including buying their first house and having their first baby. They’ve been absorbed in the joys of parenthood, and Lorraine has even started a weekly playgroup in their new digs for neighborhood moms and tots. The problem was the kitchen, in which the get-togethers were held — a dark, dated room that had yet to be renovated. While big on space, the kitchen was definitely small on style and functionality. So I gathered up my crew and got set to design a fabulous country-style kitchen with big city amenities, and make it a practical space for Kurt, Lorraine and all manner of mamas and babes.I decided to gut the entire kitchen, so everything was removed — cabinetry, furniture, countertops and floors. Then, spying my trusty sledgehammer, I decided to knock down a few walls to properly "connect" the kitchen to the rest of the house.

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Kitchen confessions

2007-01-03T02:41:00.000-08:00

From nearly the first moment Scott the Brother began medical school, he came home to Peggy Jane the Mom's kitchen in an uproar.Overnight, it seemed, he turned into a 6-foot-5, enormous kid determined to never again eat red meat or fat.This is the guy who drinks a 12-ounce diet soda in one swig. The guy who eats one of Mom's entire fruitcakes in one sitting. The guy who eats a serving-size bowl of Chex mix all by himself while he plays Trivial Pursuit.He eats lots of fish, which his wife buys fresh from a market in urban Omaha. When he visits us, we grill steaks, and he indulges.When we take him to our favorite restaurant, he always chooses the fish choice, and extolls the way it is prepared, seeming so surprised that someone in Wyoming could know how to cook fish.If Capt. Gorton was delivering the catch of the day to my front door, perhaps I'd know how to cook fish.

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Western states see rise in home resales as mortgage rates dip

2006-12-30T02:34:00.000-08:00

Existing-home sales in the West rose 0.8 percent to an annual pace of 1.32 million in November but were 17.5 percent lower than a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors' latest report. The median price in the West was $351,000, down 0.8 percent from November 2005. .

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Red and white can be right for any kitchen style

2006-12-26T02:38:00.000-08:00

Q: I really, really want a red and white kitchen! My mother had a red and white kitchen, so there's a sentimental attachment there. My friend says it's retro, that I will have to do a '40s look to go with the color scheme. Is that true? We have a Victorian house with high ceilings in the kitchen and white cabinets. A 1940s look won't fit. A: Relax about the retro business. Red and white can be just right for any style of kitchen, from rustic country to pure, cool contemporary. It's all about how you use it. In the photo we show here, the dynamic duo becomes a trio with true brio, teaming with black to jazz-up an old-fashioned kitchen without overpowering its vintage charms. Smartened up by the gleaming-red enameled range and lively checkered floor, this is a kitchen for any era, with energy to spare and decorating tips to share, such as the easy mix of wood tones and painted cabinets; the sassy swags hung over efficient striped shades; the small island that doubles for work-on and eat-on space.

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Hottest Design Trends Emerge From Sub-Zero and Wolf's Kitchen ...

2006-12-15T02:34:00.000-08:00

MADISON, Wis., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past 14 years, Sub-Zero and Wolf's Kitchen Design Contest has evolved into one of the most coveted "wins" in the kitchen design industry. In addition to attracting hundreds of entries from the best of the best in kitchen design, each Kitchen Design Contest serves as a sneak peek at the materials, appliances and overall design tones that soon make their way into the kitchens of mainstream America. For its most recent contest, Sub-Zero and Wolf enlisted seven of the country's top design professionals and architects to judge the 1,046 entries: From these entries, following are the group's top five predictions for kitchen trends: International Feel -- Nationwide, designs are incorporating more of an international feel, with simpler and more sophisticated aesthetics.

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The Soap Kitchen Serves Up Delicious Guilt-Free Bars of Pleasure

2006-12-09T02:38:00.000-08:00

Pasadena, CA, December 8, 2006 /SOAPWIRE/ – Hand-made natural soap is no longer the heavy lard bar that grandma used to make in her home kitchen. Today, natural hand-made soaps is making a luxurious come back into our lives as the consumer trend toward buying products that are healthy, natural and compassionate to the environment gains momentum. According to The Hartman Group, 6% of Americans have used organic and natural products in the past year, up 55% from 2000. Consumers are now finding that luxury lathers in natural soaps. It's no wonder that The Soap Kitchen is constantly working to restock their shelves. The Soap Kitchen produces all natural hand-made soaps in their onsite kitchen on a daily basis to service the many loyal shoppers who are snapping up their bars in record numbers.

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High style is everywhere — even the kitchen sink

2006-12-03T02:34:00.000-08:00

The high style, beautiful materials and artistic designs on display in every other part of the house have now come to the kitchen workhorse the sink. Manufacturers have been studying the specific tasks that customers perform in their kitchens to make their products more functional, said Andy Barber, marketing manager for Kohler kitchen products. .

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Kitchen Cupboard

2006-11-25T02:39:00.000-08:00

If there's one kitchen item that everyone needs, it's a non-stick frypan. This one is just right for either the beginner or advanced cook because the size is perfect for all sort of frying jobs and you can't beat the price. It's also made of anodized aluminum and coated with a titanium reinforced non-stick interior, which means you don't have to worry about scratching it up with metal kitchen tools. There's also a lifetime guarantee against deformation and a five-year limited warranty on the non-stick coating. Available at Wal-Mart. Metal rack, $8 Christmas cookie baking time is right around the corner, which means plenty of butter, a half dozen baking sheets, rolls of parchment paper and as many cooling racks as you can get your hands on. This rack is a baker's dream.

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Wales will throw the kitchen sink at us - McAlister

2006-11-21T02:32:00.000-08:00

LIONS slayer Luke McAlister believes Wales will provide a much sterner test for New Zealand than France did. Having marked his All Blacks debut by taking a starring 13-point role at fly-half in the 38-19 third Test triumph over the British Lions last year, "Cool Hand" Luke has now switched to inside-centre. It was at 12 that he again showed his class in the 47-3 demolition of France in Lyon, where he acted as a second playmaker outside Daniel Carter, capping his display with the last of the Kiwis' seven tries. He was then on the bench last Saturday as the rejigged tourists completed the double over Les Bleus with a 23-11 win in Paris. Now it's on to the final game of the European tour in Cardiff. .

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Third ID Soldiers Aim for Best Kitchen Award

2006-11-17T02:35:00.000-08:00

The Army's Third Infantry Division led the way into Baghdad, now they're leading the way when it comes to serving up tasty meals for the troops. The 603rd Support Battalion is one of four Army units worldwide competing for the honor of Best Field Kitchen with the Philip A. Connelly Award. On Wednesday, Army judges watched how soldiers set up a portable dining hall, cook, serve the meals to soldiers in the field, and most importantly, they checked to see how the food tasted. "If the food looks good," explained Sergeant Major Paul Cyr with the Department of the Army, "they'll enjoy the meal. They look forward to that. It's a morale booster." The soldier/cooks take their jobs seriously. "I do like to cook, you know," admitted Private First Class Roland Guajardo.

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Kitchen engulfed in flames; no injuries

2006-11-09T17:57:00.000-08:00

MANTECA - Two adults and three children escaped an early-morning fire without injury Wednesday in the 1300 block of Trailwood Way when a kitchen fire extended into the family room and caused $250,000 in damage to the structure and its contents, Manteca Fire Department officials said. Firefighters were dispatched to the fire at 1:59 a.m. and found the kitchen fully engulfed in flames. Officials said it took 15 minutes to bring the fire under control and 30 minutes to extinguish it. Smoke and heat damage was found throughout the residence, officials said, who added that smoke detectors were in working order. The fire started when an occupant of the house placed a pan of oil on the stove, then fell asleep, officials said. .

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Kitchen-Cabinets-Design.com Announces e-Book Recall

2006-11-09T03:08:00.000-08:00

/24-7PressRelease/ - VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, November 02, 2006 - Recent changes in the housing and remodeling industries have forced Kitchen-Cabinets-Design.com to announce a recall on all of its popular series of e-Books it publishes. The decision was made by KCD President, Damion Rutherford, on Tuesday. "These recent changes affect the information we give to our customers. It's just not as accurate as it once was, and we have to do something about that", Rutherford said. Rutherford also added that "...the e-Books will still contain great information for our customers. The useful tools to help through the remodeling process, tips on hiring a contractor, and local company reviews will still be there. The biggest change will be in the how, what, and why of our remodeling recommendations. This is the information that was affected by market changes.

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Design contest aims to give kitchen standby Tupperware a hip new ...

2006-11-05T02:28:00.000-08:00

NEW YORK (AP) - Tupperware has many purposes: forming Jell-O rings, spin-drying salads, storing spaghetti, microwaving oatmeal. But Tupperware as an evening bag? It may look a bit like a sandwich box, but the lace-patterned accessory is among the winners of a contest that challenged Tupperware sellers and users to get creative with the iconic plastic containers. The winners, announced Wednesday, include a kaleidoscope, a model race car and an intricate illuminated sculpture. Their creators range from an Indian graphic artist to a French Tupperware saleswoman. Tupperware, which turned 60 this year, is a fixture in kitchens and American popular culture. Its signature sales parties are often invoked as shorthand for 1950s suburbia, though they are still held in droves around the world.

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CFIA: Health Hazard Alert-Thrifty Kitchen Crab Cakes May Contain ...

2006-11-03T03:02:00.000-08:00

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Thrifty Foods are warning the public not to consume Thrifty Kitchen Crab Cakes described below because they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Toxins produced by this bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness. The Thrifty Kitchen's Crab Cakes, item code 29273 sold on dates up to and including November 2, 2006 are affected by this alert. This product was sold from the seafood department in Thrifty Foods stores across British Columbia. The Thrifty Kitchen Crab Cakes were made using Phillips brand Pasteurized canned Crab Meat which was previously recalled due to possible Clostridium botulinum contamination. For information on the Phillips brand Pasteurized canned Crab Meat recall see link below.

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Queens of the kitchen

2006-10-30T02:43:00.000-08:00

Francophile sisters Diana and Catherine Ferguson come from a long line of homecooks and food appreciators. "We like cooking all cuisines, but we have a special love for French food - our mother has always loved France," Diana says. Each weekend the family gathers at one of the sisters' homes for a long lunch and the pair also host joint dinner parties. The sisters work together on the salads, while Catherine focuses on savoury dishes and Diana makes desserts and quiches. "I am the pastry queen," says Diana of her signature walnut tart. "I enjoy the whole process of making pastry." Both got the cooking bug in their early teens and say they find it hard now to share their kitchens with non-family members. "That's what happens when you become a good cook: you tend to take control and become disappointed with anything less," Catherine says.

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George's two week kitchen project takes four months

2006-10-26T03:28:00.000-07:00

PENSIONER George Warr volunteered his flat for a pilot 15-day kitchen and bathroom refurbishment - and then waited four months for the work to be completed.And now Mr Warr fears the rest of his neighbours could face months of waiting for their flats to be brought up to the Government's "Decent Homes" standards too.Homes for Islington (HFI), the company which runs much of the borough's housing stock, is refurbishing the Spa Green Estate, in Rosebery Avenue, Finsbury, to meet standards for modernising council estates.HFI bosses asked Mr Warr if they could send the builders to work on his kitchen and bathroom first and promised it would only take 15 days. In fact the work has taken four months - and is still not complete because they miscalculated the size of one of the cupboards they built and the fridge will not fit inside.

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Jail kitchen: Pulling off a major job

2006-10-08T03:19:00.000-07:00

Luzerne County Correctional Facility must give well-balanced, varied diet to up to 800 inmates on a shoestring budget in cramped quarters. By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES jandes@leader.net WILKES-BARRE – The day started with a hearty breakfast – three slices of French toast with syrup and butter, corn bread, mandarin oranges, juice, coffee and milk. Hot sausage sandwiches with onions and peppers and a side of buttered shells were served for lunch, followed by a dinner of diced turkey with sweet and sour rice, oriental vegetables, bread and butterscotch pudding. The name of this establishment: the Luzerne County Correctional Facility. The law says inmates must get varied, well-balanced meals that are approved by a dietitian, but county prison officials strive to take it up a notch because they believe well-fed inmates are better behaved.

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Microwave In-A-Drawer enables new possibilities in Kitchen Design

2006-10-06T03:26:00.000-07:00

September 26, 2007 The Millennia 30 Microwave In-A-Drawer promises to remove the design limitations that have forced the conspicuous placement of the microwave oven in the kitchen. Its unconventional configuration allows for installation almost anywhere in the kitchen yet be easily accessible and unobtrusive. As it can be installed at waist height or lower, it is perfect for under-the-counter installations, in islands and open-plan kitchens. Its a similar concept as the Liftmatic space-saving oven with an elevator and the door on the bottom, though it solves different problems. .

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Schools get free kitchen equipment

2006-10-04T03:20:00.000-07:00

Garfield, Mira Mesa, Morse and San Diego high schools have received a total of $50,000 worth of industrial kitchen equipment for their culinary-arts programs. The donation was announced yesterday by the California Restaurant Association's San Diego County chapter. The organization also plans to start a mentorship program in local restaurants for students interested in pursuing careers in food service. Among the items received by the schools were new culinary textbooks, ranges, food processors, waffle makers and cutlery. The equipment will benefit nearly 400 culinary-arts students in the San Diego Unified School District's Regional Occupation Program. .

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Kitchen design with the cook in mind

2006-10-02T03:18:00.000-07:00

Most people shudder at the thought of the harvest gold appliances and avocado green shag carpet that characterized the homes of the 1970s, but restaurateur David Gingrass, who owns the acclaimed Hawthorne Lane in San Francisco, fell in love with a 1975 Napa ranch-style home. He completed much of the renovation work himself, eventually turning it into a comfortable home where he could entertain, despite its having only 1,500 square feet. His kitchen, of course, was of primary importance to him, and several of his ideas would work in any small home. One is the continuous upper cabinet line that doesnt waver when it passes over the sink. Another is the clever placement of a clear glass panel between the countertop and the upper cabinets. This provides extra storage and increased natural light that can balance out the darkness of espresso cabinets.

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Secrets of Miss Cleo's kitchen revealed in new book

2006-09-24T03:25:00.000-07:00

The 208-page book featuring more than 100 recipes represents a joint effort by Caymanian companies Cayman Net Ltd and Island Fever Press Ltd. East End Conch Stew and Spicy Conch Fritters; Turtle Stroganoff and Fish Cayman Style; Heavenly Coconut Cream Pie and Custardy Bread Pudding, are just a few of the recipes that delighted Miss Cleo Conolly's dinner guests at Grand Cayman's Tortuga Club for over 30 years. Now the renowned 81-year-old East End chef has fulfilled her dream of creating a cookbook that preserves many of those treasured recipes for friends old and new to enjoy. "We are delighted to launch our new book-publishing division with a work that preserves a piece of Cayman's culinary heritage," said Desmond Seales, CEO of Cayman Net Ltd. "As a new author, Miss Cleo has given our diverse community a true gift this year.

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Commercial kitchen design, installation and equipment

2006-09-18T03:28:00.000-07:00

A commercial kitchen is a kitchen used in the commercial preparation of food, such as a kitchen used in the hospitality industry, a take away food shop or in a catering business.According to Arafura, a well designed commercial kitchen is a work area with the maximum efficiency and safety, which keeps to a minimum wastage of labour, energy and material. .

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Cramped kitchen-dining rooms turn spacious

2006-09-16T03:32:00.000-07:00

A family's new two-story house, purchased after viewing only photos on the Internet, had a cramped, chaotic kitchen and a dining room that was too small for entertaining.The solutionTransform these two small rooms into one large open-concept space that would be functional and comfortable for both family and friends.How it happened* Knocked down the wall separating the kitchen and the dining room.* Installed a gorgeous dark wood island with a prep counter area on the kitchen side and barstool seating area on the dining room side.* Extended the window in the kitchen and replaced the old French patio doors in the dining room with a sliding door.* Put down luxurious dark wood flooring throughout the space.* Ripped out all of the old cabinets and countertops.* Used a diverse mix of cabinetry styles, including a dark wood hanging cabinet over the island and white storage cabinets with recessed paneling.* Installed new polished composite quartz countertops that are durable and stylish.* Put in a modern gas range, contemporary sink, handy wine fridge, ultra-quiet dishwasher and huge fridge.* Replaced the dining room's big hutch with a streamlined buffet.* Built a custom extension table in a gorgeous dark wood and added spill-proof white chairs.* Installed recessed lighting throughout and added a beautiful clear glass-bowl pendant in the kitchen and a square drum fixture in the dining area.* Added a kitchen backsplash made of handcrafted gray, blue and vanilla glass tiles, which match the counters and the family's dinnerware and accessories.* Hung new gray drapes over the patio doors and put a lush area rug under the dining room table.

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Soup kitchen appeals for help

2006-09-13T06:34:00.000-07:00

Saint Andrew's Dew Drop Inn has been feeding the hungry for the past 25 years, averaging over one hundred meals served every day of the year. Tuesday, a $500,000 campaign was launched to help ensure the doors will stay open. Volunteers were preparing the day's meal Tuesday as they have done for the almost 650,000 meals served to the hungry over the last quarter century. The organization has been run by various service groups, volunteers and church groups. Since the building is almost 125-years-old, it needs some renovations and reconstruction to meet current standards. Fundraising chair Jack Mallon says committee members are reaching out to the public for a helping hand to keep the soup kitchen open. ''This has been going on for years, we're just now - they've just now come to people like myself and said, could you help us because we've been doing this on our own for over 25 years, it's getting tougher, could you come and help us.'' Mallon says the campaign is to help with construction, operation and sustainability of the facility.

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Soup Kitchen Serves Best Chili

2006-09-12T00:53:00.001-07:00

The smell of chili peppers emanating from the Roberta Bondar Pavilion attracted thousands of hungry people yesterday for the 6th Annual ChiliFest. The event, a fund raiser for the Sault Area Hospital, is one of the most popular of the year. Fifteen restaurants served up their best chili for the hungry crowd, with the final say going to the judges. The judges choice for best and hottest chili went to the Community Soup Kitchen. By submitting their vote to the Peoples Choice Award box, everyone who attended the ChiliFest was able to be a judge. After all, everyone has their own opinion on what makes a good chili. The people chose Paesano Foods . We tried our very best to uncover the secret ingredients used by some of the chili creators, but no one was willing to share what made theirs special.

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The leading magazine for the kitchen and bath design industry.

2006-09-12T00:53:00.000-07:00

For the past several months we have been hearing the term upselling. While this seems to be a new thing for the selling field, its not really new at all. And its something that should be brought to the table for some serious discussion. When I purchase a new suit, a good salesperson will always bring out a shirt, tie, belt anything that might go with that suit. This concept makes sense for all industries selling to clients. When I started in the kitchen and bath industry, the goal was to sell a client a new kitchen or bath remodeling project. A kitchen project consisted of cabinets, countertops, a floor and appliances, as well as wet-water appliances such as a sink, faucet and garbage disposal. But today things have changed. While theres much more that can be included in a remodel, many firms are leaving a lot of money and profits on the table.

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Don't let design goofs ruin kitchen remodel

2006-09-12T00:52:00.000-07:00

A nyone thinking of remodeling a kitchen might want to check out the August issue of Consumer Reports, in which the no-ads, no-fluff magazine ranks appliances, flooring and countertops based on its independent testing. Even more helpful might be the accompanying feature, "The Five Worst Kitchen Design Goofs" -- choices that stand in the way of an efficient kitchen. They are: An island that's too big. Anything larger than 4 feet deep or 10 feet long is hard to use or clean. Not enough cabinets, and they're in the wrong place. Also, pull-out shelves, built-in dividers and Lazy Susans should be used more often to capture wasted space. Insufficient ventilation over the range or cooktop. Good ventilation improves air quality and helps reduce heat and odors inside the house.

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