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The kitchen : a journey through history in search of the perfect design / John Ota.

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Appetite by Random House, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited, 2020.

Kitchens -- History -- Anecdotes.

Kitchens -- Design and construction -- Miscellanea.

323 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-323).

"One man's quest to seek out--and be inspired by--the great historic kitchens of Canada and the USA. John Ota was a man on a mission--to put together the perfect kitchen. He and his wife had been making do with a room that was frankly no great advertisement for John's architectural expertise. It just about did the job but for a room that's supposed to be the beating heart of a home and a joy to cook in, the Otas' left a lot to be desired. And so John set out on a quest across North America, exploring examples of excellent designs throughout history, to learn from them and apply their lessons to his own restoration. Along the way, he learned about the origins and evolution of the kitchen, its architecture and its appliances. He cooked, with expert instruction. And he learned too about the homes and their occupants, who range from pilgrims to President Thomas Jefferson, from turn of the century tenement dwellers to 21st century Vancouver idealists, from Julia Child to Georgia O'Keeffe, and from Elvis Presley to Louis Armstrong."--Goodreads.

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