Who: Minacciola
What We Noticed: Everyone was talking about this articulating hood vent -- you can grab it and move it anywhere over the stove. I'm a bit perplexed as the advantages of a movable hood, but it looked pretty dang cool. Paired with the red spigot knobs on the range, this was downright steampunk. Also of note at Minicciola's booth: There was an entire wall built of crates full of real tomatoes. More photos below... More

If you're lucky enough to have a backyard, an outdoor fireplace is a great investment for entertaining. Think s'mores, hot dog roasts, or even just cool nights spent gathered around the fire. Fire pits generally come in three main types: wood burning (the most popular and usually the least expensive), gas/propane (a less smokey option that's pricier), and gel or ethanol (which creates a smokeless, odorless flame).

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We've talked here at The Kitchn about ways to cook in the fireplace. Now, how about the perfect fireplace in which to do it? It's even located in a kitchen! More

Toasting the occasional s'more in the fireplace is a cozy winter treat we've indulged in, but what about cooking a full meal on an indoor hearth? An article in last week's Wall Street Journal claims fireplace cooking is gaining popularity, and offers some tips for cooking with an indoor hearth. Have you ever done this? More

When we saw this kitchen in a tour at Apartment Therapy, we almost lost it. A dream kitchen, for sure! All that light, all that marble — the table. More

Anne and John Moss are true renaissance people. When not working at their family-run veterinary clinic or tending the myriad animals on their small Southern Pennsylvania farm, the pair can be found participating in a wide range of eccentric activities. But whether re-enacting a civil war battle, sailing a reproduction pirate ship, fighting a medieval joust, or performing in a traveling circus, food plays a big role in their history- and merry-making. More

Grilling in the winter? In the fireplace?! Sure! Why not! After all, it wasn't really too long ago that home cooks did almost all their cooking in the fireplace. And it sure beats huddling around the outdoor grill while gazing at a vista of snow banks... More

Joanne Weir is an award-winning cookbook author (her new book, Wine Country Cooking just came out), a cooking teacher, a chef who cooked for five years at Chez Panisse, and a television personality.

When she's not leading culinary tours and classes through the Mediterranean, she lives and works in a thoughtfully designed, colorful and comfortable Grand Victorian house in San Francisco. The kitchen is an intensely personal space, much of it designed by her. Here she hosts spirited dinner parties, drinks wine with her fiancé, and whips up her morning smoothie. But her kitchen is also the set for one of her television show and her laboratory. It is a work/live space that works.