re: Against open-concept kitchens

This is more a rant against the prospective buyers / remodeling first-time buyers who populate HGTV's and DiY's shows who cite "entertaining" as one of their top priorities. It does drive me a little batty watching these shows - but I see where it comes from. Most first-time home owners are young adults with no kids who feel they've arrived (they qualified for a home loan) and they want to impress their peer group and parents. They're still rocking the completely self-involved thing because they're DINKs. It's showing off, pure and simple. As a previous poster noted, most don't know how to cook - or do so badly. But they want to cook. And they want to cram as many of their friends and family into their new home to watch them cook. In their new home. That they just bought. Because they've arrived.

I'm all for an open plan but that's because I'm the cook in the house and most times we're not entertaining. I want to be able to carry on a conversation with my wife and maybe one of the kiddos whilst doing my thing.

And I haven't clicked on the link, but if that article was written by a duse he is very, very gay.

It's South Louisiana. If I am cooking outside, my people are going to be outside. If I am cooking inside, my guests are going to be inside. It's what we do. I am talking while I am cooking, and my friends are talking to me while washing the pots and pans. I don't have dinner parties. I have get-togethers. Sorry if that seems trashy.

I've built five kitchens of all different styles. My only requirement is that they are large and my moods and needs changed over the years so they were all different but large.

Next one, and there will be one more and that's it, will probably be detached in the rear with a couple of pairs of black hands managing it because I won't be cooking anymore.