Those designer numbers you see on home reno shows? Great to look at, but not always about the cooking. So we got an insider’s tour of three food-centric home spaces to see what tips we could borrow for BA’s new test kitchen at 1 World Trade Center
“This thing has to last us till we die,” cookbook author Ted Lee says. “We went for it!” And so the home kitchen/test kitchen/entertaining space/Cookbook Boot Camp site/photo-video studio was designed so Lee and his wife, artist E.V. Day, could cook every which way.
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–Ted Lee
◀A sleeker version of the $9 movie lights that Lee rewired ($229).
Lee cut the remnants from a Lumber Liquidators butcher block into a variety of smaller modular cutting boards and put adhesive bumpers at the corners on the bottom for stability. Looking for a similar vibe? We love these birch boards from Objets Mécaniques ($78). ▶
◀The Splurge: The stovetop ($2,199). has pop-up ventilation ($1,129), so Lee didn’t have to install a hood.
A kitchen this high-use requires easy cleanup options. This cordless vaccuum is always ready ($300). ▶