her own kitchen. what is that like? >> it's fantastic the it's really tiny like a lot of san francisco kitchens. but it's going to have a stove and oven which i love. >> no remodeling, in the works? >> not yet, no. >> a lot of people have their own kitchen and want it to reflect their own needs and used -- uses and desires and a lot of other things in their life. what drives people, andre, to want to remodel their kitchen? >> there's lots of reasons. really kitchens have become the most important room in the house and people use it as a means to express themselves. they use it for investment purposes and kind of become a status symbol. people want really handsome kitchens that reflect and express their own personal style. >> i see a lot of people come into the building department with dreams of renovating their house so that it's a palatial kitchen and often they have to be brought down to some kind of reasonable level in terms of the cost and the realities of it. is that what happens typically for yo

of kitchen. you have countertops surrounding the cook top rather than a range that continues to the floor. you have a chimney hood, there are other kitchens where it's going to be a massive big wolf range or viking range a big professional range, big hood. those are clients that want people to walk in and go, wow, this is a cooking kitchen. other people want them to say, i want everything to look good. >> these are sealed burners, very easy to clean. this one is a bigger circle, higher b.t.u. you have one that's big and the other three are normal. >> on that one, that's the same level as the professional one out there. that's 15,000. >> this is a wolsnf >> yes. >> these are called shaker style cabinets, very popular. they're a little wider than most, which i kind of like. usually they're a little bit thinner. very popular. >> let's step on in here and try to find out if our gougere is ready. >> i got the best surprise when i opened it the first time. it's blue inside. here's the gougere as they c

to meet your kitchen remodel expectations, it is not necessary in all cases to completely redo your kitchen. i have seen many kitchens that have been successfully done by doing things like replacing the facings on the cabinets and repainting. and changing the countertops. and maybe changing out one appliance or more. it is not always necessary to go in and strip the thing down to the bare studs and start over again. and part of what a design professional can do is help you understand where you need to be on this continuum of sweeping the floor to replacing the whole building. in many, many cases, it is simple to do a tremendous appearance upgrade without tearing the whole thing apart. >> cosmetic redos can be very powerful and very affordable. if you have a good kitchen layout, you can do minor a-- improvements and cosmetic improvements, absolutely. >> this is not an all or nothing thing at all. we are now going to take a stroll around, look at different kitchen layouts and why different people might want those lie leyouts and what their advantages are and what the differences might be in s

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kitchen. this is an historic kitchen here in baltimore, and it has recently reopened thanks to irene smith, the owner of super free food truck. you're well known in the community for bringing great food, and now we're doing it again. so tell us the historical significance about the women's industrial kitchen. >> well, welcome to the kitchen. we're glad to have you. the kitchen has been a part of baltimore's legacy since the 1880's, and it is a celebration of the domestic arts, both in the exchange where you can celebrate the domestic arts of craft and necklaces and pottery, but the kitchen's always been a celebration of the food that women cook in our homes every day and take great pride in feeding our families. so, our kitchen reopened on december 7. it is a celebration of women's history in maryland, both on the plate and within the restaurant. each table is dedicated to a different maryland woman or group of women who did something notable. the walls are photographs from the 1920's to the 1

anderson did to his kitchen. he wired appliances, bowls and utensils to electronic gadgets to prove that synthesizer music sounds better when it's homemade. take a listen. ♪ ♪ those are the sweet sounds of static electricity, great idea for anyone who has been learning to play the cheese grater. it's now seven minutes past the hour. back over to you. very creative. >> i wish i had that kind of time on my hands. >> a lot of free time. >> good for him, though. >>> let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> that guy has to wire up williams-sonoma. as we check out your weather for today, we've got a mess going on. we've got winter storm warnings, watches, advisories, winter weather advisories all the way from marquette, down to northern georgia, as far east as caribou. triple-barrel low pressure bringing snow and rain here in the northeast. snow back to the great lakes as well. as you can see, we've got a lot of the activity starting off as snow in new england, changing to rain as you come further south. sno

kitchens are 6000 square feet. commissioner clyde: operations in one building, kitchens are at another building. >> i would say that that space, it has a relatively low employment space because it is full of equipment and the people that work on that space come from san francisco. they get the equipment and moved it around. just anticipating, i would say 65%-80% of my business in san francisco. commissioner clyde: 100% of those employees are in san francisco. >> there is probably 10 employees they you will recall not sent to it is employees because they maintain the south san francisco warehouse. >> be you have air rough idea about how many of those are living in san francisco? >> about 60% or 70%. most of the people working under the san francisco uphehelp edition -- what happens, the majority of people that work in catering don't drive cars, for example. they are students or other things. your caterer. -- you're never a caterer. commissioner clyde: what i am getting at with my line of questioning, supporting your

you do not have to build out the kitchen in order to sell the unit. you can buy a unit that does not have a build out kitchen. there is nothing wrong with that. that happens. so, as long as the stub is there, the plumbing is in the wall you do not have to have a bill out. literally the only thing is the door. i have no problem with that. commissioner antonini: i would like to leave my motion as is. as i stated earlier we're better off with the larger units because we have a shortage of those and we have plenty of small units in the city. we have plenty of old, barely functional small units which are often a problem. we're better off fixed up, retrofitted kamal larger units that are safe for families. we're better off with them that way. it is not a wholesale approval we're talking about. we're talking -- not talking about some big policy where everyone can go out and emerge in its for purposes of sale and a bunch of other things. it is one unit, one family and it will serve four other families in the future. commissioner borden: there is a movement am

kitchen in the back.ou could barely walk into the kitchen. >> it was a mix of construction material like tiles, plaster, to repair walls, tools and things that she had recently purchased as gifts. >> just a complete mess. everything came home, nothing had a place. >> she had a sofa sleeper that she was using because she could not walk up the stairs because she had just had knee surgery. and the whole second level was uninhabitable. turns out that all that construction material was because they had renovated a bathroom. so you go to the stop of the stairs and on the left was this amazing bathroom. it was unfortunate that she could not even get up there to use it. you couldn't walk into the bedroom. and then the home office that was upstairs, that was over. i mean, it was full of office supplies. so it was just about safety and about her mobility issues. >> the job of painstakingly combing through and removing room after room of debris takes a five-person crew three days. >> everything in there that was a f

you do not have to build out the kitchen in order to sell the unit. you can buy a unit that does not have a build out kitchen. there is nothing wrong with that. that happens. so, as long as the stub is there, the plumbing is in the wall you do not have to have a bill out. literally the only thing is the door. i have no problem with that. commissioner antonini: i would like to leave my motion as is. as i stated earlier we're better as i stated earlier we're better off with the larger units

one of the kitchens is voluntarily shut down after d.c.lth inspectors visited both and the other is operating. we'll explain why and the change in the story is, for most of the day today, d.c. officials told us, let me name the name, roberts, the spokesman for the d.c. department of health, there would be a further inspection tomorrow, thursday and now show said there is no formal inspection planned for tomorrow but there will be ongoing assessments. >> reporter: dozens of protestors at the two occupy sites in d.c. are staying put. and about half of freedom plaza remains covered with tents and most of mcpherson square remains wall tow wall tents and northbound merchants are growing weary of what they consider on to be an unclean park. >> you can't encourage the stage and smell. and that is smoky. >> you want them gone? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: some have complained of an increasing rat population. and some demonstrators concede the rodents are around. >> this is rat-infested. there is rats coming through here. like crazy. you know. i don't

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his kitchen feeds 10,000 students every day. but avoids those dreaded process foods.ery meat. every meal is prepared from scratch, the old-fashioned way. >> we're using stealth help for this recipe. we're going to need some garlic powder. >> reporter: of course. >> here we are. >> reporter: full red tomato sauce. protein. >> that's right. now, we're cooking beef raw. now, we need some vegetables. >> reporter: okay, good. >> as we made the changes, it was more than just cooking from scratch. we wanted to eliminate artificial preservatives. we wanted to reduce sodium. but we wanted to make it as nutrient-packed as possible. what we're doing for this meat sauce, zucchini, celery, onions, carrots. >> reporter: i'm in. >> they're pureed. they're there. but they get all of the nutrients from the vegetables. this is martina. she's been with us for 32 years. >> reporter: she watched the kitchen go from real cooking, to heating up, back to real cooking. >> went to the boot camp this last summer. found out what chicken nuggets were made out of. i don't have my grandkids eating

this is the kitchen. that's a slide. >> hi. >> and here's my little sister with her friends.they just got home from school. they're the ones who primarily use the slide. >> let's see joseph go down the slide real quick. all right, zachary, i think you need to go down the slide. >> one, two, three. officially the coolest house ever. this is awesome. >> he won't share. >> how do you welcome back from his break over his new year holiday? you prank him. they put lights and wrapping paper on the boss' door. there he is. one balloon, two, three, four balloons. they pranked him by putting 1400 balloons in his office. and some of the balloons had confetti in them. >> oh! >> one minute in he's starting to dig his way into the office. this video is nine minutes and 45 seconds. he still hadn't gotten them out of the office. nobody really came to render aid. >> i wonder who is responsible for these balloons? that's lung power. >> they have air compressor. >> i picture the entire office at a whole day of work just filling up balloons. >> you can see the full effect of what it was like. >>

we'll be right back. >> dirty secrets in the kitchen. out, everybody. ♪ dirty pop ♪ i'll keep you my dirty little secret ♪ ♪ dirty little secret ♪ don't tell anyone ♪ just another regret >>> great song choice, guys. perfect, perfect. >> i'm frightened to find out what we're going to find out in this story. >> yeah. this is rough. >> here's a dirty little secret that we all deal with. the key word there is "dirty." the secret? your kitchen is probably more of a mess than you think. for you, you've never even cleaned your kitchen. >> never. >> god knows what you're going to find. >> what can you do to clean it all up, even those germs you can't see? abc's elizabeth alimi has some tips. >> reporter: you know the usual suspects. the kitchen sink, scrub sponges, crevices in cutting boards, and america's most wanted, your dirty dish rag. now gale williams of "consumer reports" and i are about to bust some more surprising offenders. first, there's a hotbed of suspicious activity on your countertops. here's why. you see, food can contaminate you

the tent city kitchen has stopped serve -- as well. tent city kitchen has stopped serving meals after a visit by a city health inspector this week. fox 5's john henrehan has more. reporter: even in this week's bitterly cold temperatures dozens of protesters at the two occupy sites in d.c. are staying put. about half of freedom has a remains covered with tents and most of mcpherson square in the heart of the city's business district remains wall to wall tents 'nearby mench amounts are growing weary of what they consider to be a now unclean park. >> you can't even cross the street. it smells. it's smoky. it's bad. reporter: so you want them gone? >> oh, yes. reporter: some neighbors have complained of an increasing rat population and even some of the demonstrators at mcpherson square concede the rodents are around. >> this is rats coming through here like crazy, you know. i don't want to get bit by a mice or a rat and get real sick. i mean this place is rat infested. reporter: organizers of the kitchen tent at mcpherson square voluntaril

. >> it's usually not used to describe prison kitchens.ght be the most appropriate use of the phrase there is. >> our crews are always looking for ways to get these kind of iconic prison or jail shots, and the kitchen is a great place to get them, because i don't think anything really says incarceration more than seeing some bland food scooped on to an institutional tray by a 6'4" inmate covered in tattoos and the funny thing about the food is, inmates always complain about it but inevitably, they are always looking for ways to get more of it. >> this is so we don't starve later on. but if you want to see a real sack, look over there. show them what you got. >> but if you're going to do it, if you're going to take a chance at getting caught, do it in a big way. >> go big or go home. and since we can't go home -- >> this is how we do it here. >> most inmate meals are prepared and served by other inmates. kitchen work is far from glamorous, but it has its perks. >> the reason i do it is to get out of my cell, come down here, get a little fre

this leads us into the kitchen here. waiter brought the flood up to the second floor. sort of inconvenient to have a kitchen below your dining room, but indeed very much as practiced in the time, we see an old icebox. we also know from that tax inventory that the wilsons also had an electric refrigerator. here are some of mrs. wilson's grandmother's china. a full set of flow blue porcelain. >> we have the servant call box. again it was a very modern house. it ran very efficiently. and as you can see, a servant could be called from anywhere in the house. the nurse's room, the dining room, the bell would ring and it still rings today, actually. you could push one of the little mother of pearl buttons that are discreetly hidden in some of the door jambs and moulding in various rooms of the house. you press a button and someone would appear. most likely it would be the isaac. and here we see isaac scott, as i mentioned, accompanying president wilson and one of wilson's walking sticks here on the front of s street. isaac here with his wife may. and mary served as the cook h

and without a kitchen. that is where their efforts should be concentrating, not trying to start for out of the apartment or create conditions which are so unbearable that they win their conflict. as far as the stairs are concerned, i am all for making those work. it is an issue of priority. i have not received any information on the back stairs. i am concerned about the lead paint because those exist. we have not been informed about anything regarding that. i do not know if we need to move out of the building or not when the back of it is demolished. i am in the dark about that problem. i concern is priorities. and doing the right thing. >> is there any other public comment? we will move into rebuttal. >> i do not have a rebuttal. i have to agree that it is a case of priorities and doing the right thing. this picture was taken today. the drawings they will use, i would think that a lot of things have changed in 10 years and perhaps -- this is a typical thing. why not take a new look at it. there may be new

we're whipping up tasty chinese treats in the kitchen. in today's kitchen, we're celebrating the chinese new year. yes, we are. the author of "the cookbook noodles every day" is here to share great recipes to ring in the year of the dragon. chef, how are you? >> good, al. how are you? >> so you're known -- we're shameless. people called you the asian julia child. >> right. >> which is a pretty high honor. >> it really is. i'm very honored. >> you're thinking you're not honored right now. trying to think of how to get out of here. what's this dish we're making? this is something traditional for chinese new year. >> this is what we have on the eve. sometimes during the day also. it's a chinese hot pot or the steam boat. it's easy to make. you can have any kind of protein you want, vegetables and each diner takes a basket, dips it into the hot chicken-based broth with ginger, scallions and so forth. >> is it boiling? >> it should be gently boiling. you don't want it to be completely evaporated. >> that would be bad. >> so a gentle boil is fi

eat fresh. >>> good morning, in "today's kitchen" what's for dinner?key to making healthy food taste great is using the right spices. >> spices are very hot, very hip. i love spices. i've always loved the mediterranean flavors. this is a spice, al, this is roasted eggplant. char them on a fire on the grill, right on, in a pan. and what happens you cook them until they deflate. keep turning them. you see how the skin is dark. doesn't matter. scoop it out like ganouche. we'll add the spices. add spices while you're cooking and this is -- >> how come? >> it blooms and brings out all the flavors and all the essential oils. what i have here is caroway, tur meric, ginger, paprika and a little oregano. a teaspoon or so of olive oil. >> you're sauteing some -- did onions, add the eggplant meat to that, a little bit of stock over the top and let that cook for about 10 to 12 minutes, so it's nice and soft. puree it, and what we do is after you puree it, scoop it out of the bowl and do a garnish here. >> okay. >> this is one of my favorites. this comes from more

when they repair the fire damage to his kitchen. how did he set fire to his kitchen? well, he was heating some beans in the microwave, but he forgot to take them out of the tin. and then he went outside to tidy his shed, and he realized that someone's house was on fire. and when he ran back inside to call the fire brigade, he realized it was his. there you go. eggie bread. "thank you." i wanted omelet. i asked you a minute ago if you wanted eggie bread, and you said yes. didn't he? cheese. cheese what? cheese omelet. i am not doing omelets! god, the manners in this house! shh! i'm trying to listen! right. that is it. i am turning the tv off. what? why? it's going off. no more telly for the rest of the day. ( loud complaints ) dad: no. i'm sorry. i don't care. that's enough. sorry. no more telly for the rest of the day. but it's educational! it is not educational. but i want to watch spongebob squarepants. no, i'm sorry. it's not gonna happen. no more tv. but spongebob's educational because it tells you how to make crabby patties, and it tells you what's going on in th

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oh, my gosh. >> i told everybody in the kitchen.> after serving three years at the tennessee prison for women, jamie eldridge is about to go home. >> so tomorrow first thing when i get out, i'm going to get my cigarettes in a box, definitely in a box, no more roll-ups. i'm not going to have to hide from an officer to smoke. >> but while jamie is gaining her freedom, she's also leaving something behind. >> you spend your whole time trying to forget this place, like when you're gone, you're gone. it's over. but -- and then i met christie, which was totally -- i just feel so [ bleep ] up in my heart about it that, you know, i'm just leaving something so precious behind. she's got to do her time, though, you know. >> she's done her time. you know. she's got a family and everything out there that loves her. it's hard to let her go. i love her. you know. she's everything to me. >> jamie and christie won't be allowed to say good-bye at the gate, so they meet on the ball field for the last time. >> i love you so much. >> i love you, too. yo

time for "today's kitchen," and although we're not actually in the kitchen, that's proof food preparation new york's first family of food, we love them. the scottos of the famed restaurant fresco by scotto. they brought along some of their favorite dishes and i brought along two of my favorite family members. great to see you. >> thank you. >> how many years has the restaurant been there? >> it's 18 years old. >> then i've been coming there 18 years. >> i know you have. some of the dishes are in your honor. >> i know! let's talk about them. >> let's start. today we're doing a palenta. we use the instant. we tap it off with the shrimp. >> shrimp. >> yes. shrimp. of course you know there's got to be olive oil. >> and some garlic. right? >> yes. >> want to smell that, mom? >> i can smell it. >> she's salivating. >> i am. >> and some onion and some tomatoes. thank you, frank. >> frank's very good in the kitchen. >> and some flat italian parsley. >> fresh, fresh. >> yes, yes, yes. and of course a little red pepper. >> okay. then you -- >> joanie, would you just stir that? >> she'd be happy to.

and baths are popular projects, in kitchens it is all about transitional style.ting traditional elements in a more modern way, just about any housing type you see painted cabinets, some times we mix in stained cabinetry as well, doors with glass in them, just pretty features like that but in a more contemporary way, and bathroom, we are seeing lots of people in older homes have tiny tiles or tiles 4 by 4 trend is definitely larger format, 12 by 12 or some times changing it to a 12 by 24. >> quite large. >> yeah, and very cool looking less grout get to show off more tile often tiles will have some texture to it almost like a paint brush has been struck across it or a lineny fabric on it. screened porches are back for awhile it was all about decks in this area it is hot and humid in summer it is nice to have shade. >> great option. >> and bugs that sort of stuff so we are seeing screened porches make a real come back and they are coming back in a nicely finished way almost like an extension of the house, so often times it is off a kitchen, dining room, living room

it will substantially block light from entering our kitchen, family room, and the deck. this is where we spend most of our time during the daylight hours. our outlook would be transformed from blue sky to a solid dark wall. this wonderful home would be replaced by a large, non- sculpted a box that would ruin the historic view that neighbors on all sides have appreciated for over 100 years. this week, we receive materials from the planning department which omitted our proposal letter to our neighbors. we spoke to mr. starr, who apologized for omitting our proposal and felt it was both relevant and reasonable and that we should address this with you today. in that letter, we suggested that the applicant consider some minor modifications and if they agree to this, suggested he -- if they agreed to the suggested compromise, we would withdraw our request. first we suggested a 3 foot by 3 foot extension, shifting the northernmost solar panels to the south. there are quite a few panels. second, reconsider the proposed operating property line windows, which we believe are illega

the highlight of that kitchen. a wide open living room with high ceilings, cozy fire place, master bedroom with cathedral ceilings, extra long arches and windows that look out on to the front yard. almost feels like a villa. doesn't feel like you're in dallas, texas. there is a community lake that has green lawns and shade trees surrounding a little bit of the green guacamole on the top. not sure what's going on there. out back there is a deck that's been freshly painted and what a difference a coat of paint makes with plenty of space for a party. one nice house for under 200. >> now we got a nice tudor for you in fond du lac, wisconsin. it's a three-bedroom house near the -- fond du lac is french for bottom of the lake. >> i didn't know you spoke french. >> i know you like it when i speak french. >> yes. you're turning me on. this house is also in the walleye spear fishing capital of the usa. perfect for you, al. >> yeah. >> an important part to mention here. it is a pretty tudor revival corner lot and looks very

they want to be able to have direct access from their kitchen to the backyard. however, he is the commission feels that that is an egregious condition, we would be willing to back off from that. we would like to keep the deck. we would like to keep the debt at 4 feet so they could have some pasta, herbs, other things and have direct access. as you said, they could go through the house and go downstairs. i would like to hear what the commission thinks about that proposal. commissioner moore: this would be the typical san francisco 100-foot lot, i would not ask for this discussion. this is a very shallow lot in comparison to the standard. there is 30 feet less to define a reasonable area. it is for that reason i am raising the question. president fong: commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya: looking at the upper level plan, i do not know. i do not want to get into criticism and self. it would seem that you could rework the kitchen and somehow for the deck and stairway in a little. inward and not have to entertain -- mr. sanchez, the rear of the house does not re

there is only one kitchen in this facility. we canvassed the neighborhood to see if there is anyone in opposition, explaining it to the neighbors. there is no opposition. as you heard planning staff say, they did not receive any comments of opposition to this project. we are here, ready to hear your comments and views. obviously, as the planning staff has said, they are going to put conditions of use on this project. thank you very much. president fong: is there any public comment? commissioner moore: i assume i owe it to push the button first, because the questions the commission raised last may were addressed, those things anchored in the code which speak to an intensification in a residential area. they were not invented by me, but the lead to a closer look at exceptions which could not make. here i am, fully expressing my support for the project, because it does exactly do what it needs to do. it creates a full expression of a facility, a care facility with a caretaker living in the right setting, with the right access, etc