Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 12:28:52 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> > > On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:16:30 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> > >
> > > > If sf and sheldon don't want cooking smells in the rest of
> > > > their houses, might I suggest they cook better food and the
> > > > smell won't bother them. ;-D
> > >
> > > It's obvious that you don't entertain.
> >
> > It's not a party unless everybody is in the kitchen, even if
> > they're just passing through to get to the beer.
>
> Hence, the popularity of the "great room" concept.
>
> She likes the old-school separate rooms with closed doors.
> Nothing wrong with that but many like it all open now.
> I love the openness of my place. Big open spaces with
> lots of windows and light. It's a happy place.
> It's 'home' for me and my daughter that grew up here.

I'm a mix and match on that for the design. The main livingroom has a
side area (open to the rest) that was intended to be dining room
(became a built in large bar before we bought the place) and one wall
of the kitchen mostly open to the living room.

Carol

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