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Dinner in a Bag With SousVide Cooking
If you haven't tried SousVide cooking at home, it is gaining stride as a favorite tool in the kitchen. One of our best friends is an incredible home chef, and he and his wife swear by SousVide cooking. It is basically four steps: 1) Season your food 2) Vacuum seal...
Andiamo! Kitchen Designs is Heading to Milan for Annual Design Week
Annual Design Week I am thrilled to be announce that Ken and I are packing our bags and heading to Italy with a small circle of Blanco Design Council members to cover EuroCucina and the Milan Furniture Fair during Milan's annual design week. BLANCO is going to be...
Revolutionary iPhone Coffee Faucet Dispenses Hot/Cold Beverages
Be your own barista with a tap and an app with this award-winning luxury under-counter coffee and beverage center. I made myself a hot cappuccino with this unit at the Architectural Digest Home Show this weekend, and it was VERY cool... I mean hot... Well, it was...
Wood-Mode Releases 31 New Luxury Kitchen Cabinet Colors and 177 Back Painted Glass Colors
NEW WOOD-MODE LUXURY CABINET COLORS If you are as compulsive as we are to make things beautiful, then you are going to LOVE this new color palette from Wood-Mode. This year Wood-Mode is adding 31 new luxury cabinet colors (17 new designer opaques and 14 vintage...
Oatmeal with kale and Eggs
Adapted Recipe from Bonappetit.com. Healthy and balanced breakfast meal recipe, keep you full and energized. Simple and fast to prepare for the whole family.
Whimsical Salt and Pepper Shakers from Andrea by Sadek
These whimsical animal salt & pepper shakers are perfect accessories for the eclectic kitchen table. They are by Andrea by Sadek, a leader in the tabletop and home furnishings. Their product line has over 2,000 products in 20 categories: Birds and Flowers, Blue...
First Impressions What Does Your Front Door Say About You?
Traditional Exterior by Sicora Design/Build When you think of first impressions, you usually think of meeting someone for the first time and forming an opinion based on body language, mannerisms, style, and even dialog. We rarely think of our home’s front door as an...
TOTO’s Self Cleaning Toilet Wins Silver Best of KBIS Bath Award
This new TOTO Neorest 750H with Actilight is no ordinary toilet! It is the Rolls Royce of toilets, and it just received the hopilver Best of KBIS Bath Award and the Award for design excellence in the Bath and Wellness category from iF International Design...
Luxury Spa Bath Experience with Mr. Steam
Imagine 15 bloggers in a steam room / luxury spa bath experience? It's the only place Mr.Steam would throw a party. Mr.Steam, a sponsor of BlogTour Vegas, hosted a memorable Spa day for us at Aria for the ultimate steam therapy experience! Thank you Mr. Steam and...
Mandarin Oriental Vegas Penthouses Outfitted with SubZero Wolf & Poggenpohl
During KBIS 2014, our BlogTour Vegas team and select VIPs had the first look at new product launches from SubZero and Wolf at the new Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas Luxury Residential Penthouses. We had a private viewing of three $2 - $6 million dollar penthouse suites...
Stuffed Artichokes
The Best Stuffed Artichokes, they are so loaded with flavor, you’ll forget you’re eating a vegetable! Baked to perfection then sprinkled with cheese baked until browned.
Fabulous Countertops Made Affordable – Formica Reveals New 180fx Granite Patterns
Formica was one of our Blog Tour sponsors at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS 2014), and this year they revealed their new 180fx granite patterns that offer homeowners the high-end look of stone or wood countertops at an affordable price. BlogTour, presented...
Cosentino Launches DEKTON a New Kitchen Countertop Surface and More
Ken and I just returned from KBIS 2014, and it was an honor to be a selected as one of the 15 design bloggers representing #BlogTourVegas and #ModenusTalks where brands and influencers connect via intense conversation sessions. Our schedule was jam packed with press...
Top Knobs Hardware Precious Jewelry for Your Kitchen
I loved the ad campaign for Top Knobs cabinet hardware this year at KBIS 2014, and their booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center was spectacular. Designers are always saying that hardware is the jewelry of the kitchen, so their jewelry-inspired booth was right...
Monthly Cooking Series: How to Cook with Thermador Gaggenau Bosch Appliances
Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly is happy to extend an invitation to all of our Long Island clients to attend a fabulous culinary workshop in New York City. The B/S/H Experience & Design Center is introducing a monthly cooking demonstration series. This series will...
Wood-Mode Custom Kitchen Cabinetry Adds Four New Door Styles
Wood-Mode Custom Kitchen Cabinetry Adds Four New Door Styles as Part of 2014 Introductions As you may know, Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly has been a Wood-Mode master's club dealer for 21 years representing the top 25 dealers in the US. We are currently ranked at #6 in...
Sneak Preview of New Gaucho Grill from Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet
This is truly a sneak preview as the Gaucho Grill's official release will be at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York this March. We had a chance to see a demonstration from Steve Adolf (Kalamazoo's President), Don Sivesind (VP of Sales), and Russ...
Walker Zanger Luxury Tile for Your Kitchen and Bath Renovation
Walker Zanger's new luxury tile collections above (left to right) 1. Duquesa "Fatima" | 2. Duquesa "Fez" | 3."San Marcos" | 4. "Ostia" | 5. Tangent "Ipanema" | 6. Duquesa "Raffaela" | 7. Tangent "Astral Night" | 8."Granada" The photos above are our finds from the...
Techie Products that Help Us Cook – Dacor Wins Best of Kitchen and Bath Show
Last Tuesday at KBIS 2014, Ken and I had the honor of judging the Best of KBIS entries along with fellow members of Modenus BlogTour Las Vegas. Winners were selected based on functionality, quality, durability, flexibility, aesthetics, and style. Dacor was the...
Cauliflower Soup (No Cream)
Using cashews instead of cream makes it Whole30 and Paleo friendly. Easy and fast family recipe. Combine cauliflower with a mixture of healthly ingredients.
Exotic Zebra Wood in an Eclectic Colorful Long Island Kitchen
We designed this eclectic kitchen for a well-traveled family of four. This Long Island kitchen is exciting, colorful, and very different. The client was drawn to the unique beauty of exotic Zebra wood and was thrilled when we were able to incorporate the...
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