Ultimate Kitchens Episodes
Season 1, Episode 1
Sundays at Celia's/Mexican Convent Colors
Meet the design head for Pottery Barn, Celia Tejada, & visit her creative kitchen. Next, see how a kitchen inspired by a Mexican convent brought fun into a California kitchen.
Season 1, Episode 2
Joanne's Dishes/Galley Kitchen
Visit a kitchen that reflects the tastes travels of prolific cookbook author Joanne Weir. Also, visit a galley kitchen that has evolved from cramped and isolated into airy and lively.
Season 1, Episode 3
Faux Kitchen/Feng Shui
Travel to White Bear Lake, Minn. and see a couple's faux-painted Tuscany Paradise kitchen. Also, learn about feng shui and see a family who created their kitchen according to these ancient Chinese principles.
Season 1, Episode 4
History Revisitedy/'Perfect Kitchen'
Tour a kitchen, in the center of the California wine country, that keeps its turn-of-the-century character but lets in light & the casual feeling of today's living. Also visit a couple obsessed with creating their 'perfect' kitchen.
Season 1, Episode 5
Shabbat at Lisa's w/French Formal
Tour a contemporary kitchen set up for BIG cooking projects. We visit on a Friday as the Weiss family and their friends get ready for the Jewish Sabbath. Also, visit a gilded and ornate kitchen influenced by Louis XIV style.
Season 1, Episode 6
Dots & Dashes/Sausage Maker
See how a couple incorporated columns into their kitchen design to reflect their personal tastes, yet maintain the architectural integrity of their turn-of-the-century kitchen. Also, visit the kitchen of gourmet sausage maker Bruce Aidells.
Season 1, Episode 7
Houseboat Kitchen/Kitchen Remodeling
Climb aboard the houseboat kitchen of renowned chef Mike Fennelly. Also, see what happened when a cooking instructor/kitchen designer went to work remodeling her own kitchen.
Season 1, Episode 8
Ferrari Kitchen
Judy and Dale Stoddard took the design of a Ferrari and road-tested it in their kitchen. The color of the kitchen was created by a car-designer for a couple who like high-octane cooking. Also, experience a cozy kitchen especially designed for romance!
Season 1, Episode 9
Lake Kitchen
Visit a lake kitchen built on the shores of Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota. This rotunda kitchen reflects a love of soaring spaces. Experience a kitchen where the color envelope has been pushed to its limits!
Season 1, Episode 10
A Kitchen Expert's Kitchen
Visit Los Angeles and tour the kitchen of remodeling expert Jan Weimer. It's a great place to cook and steal a few design ideas! We'll also visit a family kitchen made for cooks of all ages.
Season 1, Episode 11
Adobe Kitchen
Visit a historic Southwest kitchen in Paradise Valley, Arizona. The kitchen extends outdoors and the grill is heating up for our arrival! Visit a great-room where life is truly great.
Season 1, Episode 12
The Surreal Gourmet
Visit the surreal kitchen of cookbook author Bob Blumer, known as the Surreal Gourmet, and see how fun and function go together. We'll also visit a cathedral kitchen that's worth dressing up for.
Season 1, Episode 13
Old World Kitchen
Tour an old-world kitchen with timeless practical solutions and some thoroughly modern design ideas. Visi an attic kitchen...a storybook room beneath the eves.
Season 1, Episode 14
Sicily in the USA
Visit a Sicilian-style villa with a kitchen Mama would love. The result is a truly authentic reproduction of a kitchen you'd find in the Italian countryside. Also tour an efficient kitchen, specially-designed for a cook on the run.
Season 1, Episode 15
Neo Farmhouse Kitchen/Fun and Games Kitchen
In today's show we visit a Georgia farmhouse with a twist. Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison created a contemporary farmhouse kitchen using a budget design while giving it a priceless look. We'll also visit a kitchen just made for fun and games.
Season 1, Episode 16
Pastry Chef's Kitchen
Visit the home of a renowned pastry chef, Emily Luchetti, who designed her kitchen both for baking and entertaining. We'll also tour a new kitchen with truly historic roots.
Season 1, Episode 17
Chef's Kitchen/Do-It-Yourself Kitchen
Visit chef Tom Douglas and his wife Jackie Cross in Seattle - a couple who's redefined industrial design in their home with modified ideas from the restaurants. Also visit a do -it -yourself kitchen built by a couple who'd never done it before.
Season 1, Episode 18
Kosher Kitchen/Cheap/Tasteful Decor
Visit a Kosher kitchen in San Francisco and see how one family has brought time-honored traditions into their modern lifestyle. We'll also tour a kitchen that honors a different tradition: tasteful decorating on the cheap.
Season 1, Episode 19
1950's Re-do/Painted Kitchen
Visit the Atlanta home of a couple who've structured their lives, home and kitchen around their extended family in a 50's house with a current spin. Also, tour a kitchen transformed by color and art and see how a little paint can make all the difference.
Season 1, Episode 20
Santa Fe Dream Kitchen/Fire Recovery Kitchen
Tour a couple's dream kitchen that celebrates the life and art of Santa Fe. We'll also visit a kitchen that came back beautifully from the ashes.
Season 1, Episode 21
Classic with a Twist/Space Planner Kitchen
Visit one of the most charming neighborhoods in Seattle and see a kitchen with a new take on a classic: formal features with a windblown look. We'll also visit a space-planner's kitchen that has innovative ideas for any kitchen.
Season 1, Episode 22
Jim Town Kitchen/Designer's Loft Kitchen
This do-it yourself kitchen is decorated in the spirit of the Jim Town Store, their hundred-year old store in the wine country. We'll also tour a designer's kitchen made for loft-living and entertaining.
Season 1, Episode 23
Chicago 1901/Newlywed Urban Paradise
Visit a kitchen that celebrates and updates that other turn of the century and learn what a '74 Eldorado and a kitchen appliance have in common. We'll also visit a newly-married couple who created their own urban paradise.
Season 1, Episode 24
Patron of the Crafts/Post Modern Kitchen
Tour a kitchen of a San Francisco couple who love crafts and have filled their home with the work of artisans and craftspeople. We'll also visit a post-modern kitchen full of everyday great ideas.
Season 1, Episode 25
Pueblo Palace/Kelsie's Kitchen
Visit a kitchen in New Mexico that re-creates the best of the thirties Santa Fe style. We'll also go center-city for a do-it-yourself kitchen with a very small budget and a very big impact.
Season 1, Episode 26
Rick's Tavern/Salt & Pepper Kitchen
Visit a kitchen that was a tavern in 1916 but is now the home of Chicago chef, Rick Bayless. We'll get to experience cooking in the fireplace with a wind-up rotisserie. We'll also visit a couple who bought a home just for the kitchen.
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