Star Kitchen: Eva Longoria

Real estate agents are right: The kitchen does sell the house. At least, that was the case when actress Eva Longoria first laid eyes on her Hollywood Hills home. "I totally bought this place because of the kitchen," she says.

After working with chef Todd English on two Beso restaurants (in Hollywood and Las Vegas), Eva became a big fan of the warming oven (under the island). "Presentation has become really important to me," she says. "I like to serve things hot out of the oven and in a certain order."

Eva's favorite feature in the kitchen is this 7-by-13-foot granite workspace. "I love that the stove is in the island, so my back doesn't face everyone while I cook," she says.

Eva offsets her love of deep-fried food with plenty of water: She drinks six glasses a day, straight from a purifier attached to her tap. "It's a great investment because you stop buying bottled water," she says. "You get your money back tenfold, and you help save the environment."