{"title":"A Working Kitchen","slug":"a-working-kitchen","type":"post","excerpt":null,"content":"\\[caption id=\"attachment\\_1156\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"360\"\\]![](https://y2ez6helhgi126su.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/uploads/julia-childs-kitchen-in-smithsonian1.jpg \"julia-childs-kitchen-in-smithsonian\")  \nJulia Child's Kitchen in the Smithsonian\\[/caption\\] When did we go from functional and useful kitchens to kitchens that look more like art galleries? ![](https://y2ez6helhgi126su.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/uploads/7Maple_Kitchen_by_dutdee4.jpg \"7Maple_Kitchen_by_dutdee\") Perhaps when we started eating out more frequently?  I'm inspired by Julia Child's working kitchen.  I wonder if there will be a turn back to making our meals more beautiful than our kitchens?  I hope so. \\[caption id=\"attachment\\_1163\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"240\"\\]![](https://y2ez6helhgi126su.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/uploads/David-Tsay.jpg \"David Tsay\") photo credit: David Tsay\\[/caption\\]","publishedAt":"2012-10-01T13:51:18.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T16:57:30.605Z","author":{"name":"Michael Janzen"},"categories":[{"name":"Uncategorized","slug":"uncategorized"}],"tags":[{"name":"functional kitchens","slug":"functional-kitchens"},{"name":"Julia Child's kitchen","slug":"julia-childs-kitchen"},{"name":"Smithsonian","slug":"smithsonian"}],"featuredImageUrl":null,"aeo":null,"site":{"name":"Homestead Style","url":"https://hscom.vercel.app"},"_links":{"canonical":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/a-working-kitchen","markdown":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/a-working-kitchen/llm.txt","json":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/a-working-kitchen/data.json"}}