Cheryl's kitchen-a place to gather, learn and play

The kitchen has room for six to twelve to work with state of the art equipment in a cozy environment.

The counters and shelves are filled with everything you need for your personal creations.

Everyone loves filling the giant pasta pot from the pot filler over the stove top.

Students use both modern equipment and family heirlooms for classes.

The TV is on the Food Network 24/7 where Cheryl is a life long learner as well.

We cook with spices from the local farmers' market's as well as those from around the world.

The kitchen is always ready--for you.

The pantry.

Below are the photos to the "early days" of the remodel.

Oct.14, 2007 the kitchen the day before starting improvements.

24 hours later our kitchen looked like this.

Naturaly, meals continued as usual.

Michael's dishwashing duties have moved to the spare tub.

Oct. 27, tape and textured done in one day.  Ready for cabinets on Monday!

Kyle guides in the tough ones.

Kyle keeps an eye on helpers

Cutting an access hole.

Alans artful end piece

Kyle gets the crew to get it level.

Ready for more fun tomorrow with the worlds best crew.

Alan gets the top ready for sink number 1.

Ron's back locks up as he views the final location for the ovens.

Kyle sacrifices left arm and left side of face to insure oven goes in straight.  He's a tough kid. 

Cook top not quite in until Jim finds trick to make it fit like a glove.

Custom designed 2 inches lower for verticaly challanged chefs.

Remember the first day of demolition?  This crew rocks.

This is for the fan club in Los Angeles (they really like levels)

 The hood is in.  The skylight gets a retrofit to blend with the cabinets.

With just a microwave and some tabe space, meals are getting made.

Master granite cutter and installer Jaun Carlos bores access holes for computer wires

The walls are not flat or at perfect right angels, but Jaun Carlos gets the stone in perfect.

The refirgerator is in!!  A perfect fit of course.

Six burner Wolfe installed by expert plumber Drago. 

Granite by Jaun Carlos, faucets and fixtures in by Drago. Rock hard maple cabinets by Alan, floor by Strause and flowers by Cheryl.

The worlds first mircrowave oven in a drawer.  Alan's idea.  We love it.

Ice maker is going in, TV is going up.

Granite meets sink by Juan Carlos and fixtures meet granit by Drago.

 The main sink.

A dish washer to match the double ovens.  Mike is out of the bathtub for washing dishes.

There are words for this: precision, craftsmenship, pride in workmanship.  Thanks Ron, thanks Alan.

We asked for new kithchen cabinets.  We are getting a work of art.  I'd sleep in this room if Cheryl would let me.

Floor is down and paint is going on walls.  Painting crew led by Alijandro are all artists with a large canvas.

Copper back splash for cook top is on order--may take a month, but that's OK.

Cheryl started catering a dinner for 14 right after this was taken.