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I cook ethnic foods, as do many of my friends. So, if someone doesn't like the ethnic food smell, then we probably wouldn't get along with them that well anyways to have them over often.

IMO, the kitchen area is the heart of the home.  I like it to be roomy, bright and airy.[/quote]

We cook ethnic foods too but I'm completely turned off the open plan. We have a large kitchen/large family room combo and the noise pollution is absolutely horrid. You cannot comfortably cook or use the tap without interfering with the telly sound in the living room. If I use my (powerful) fan, the decibel level everywhere just rises.

In my next house, the kitchen will be large but connected to only the dining room, if that.  Absolutely closed off from any living spaces.  People are welcome to hang out in the kitchen, they don't need to be one foot in the living room. [/quote]
That's why we have a large telly in the finished basement where the kids hang out.  If they don't like the sound of the fan, they can go downstairs.

We do still have a separate dining room, but for some reason people like to hang out in the kitchen. I do, too.  So, the kitchen/family room combo is great.

The kitchen would have to be pretty huge (fit a comfy couch and table/chairs for six and bar stools, etc..) for me to consider  having a "closed" off kitchen.[/quote]

You need two kitchens, like a main closed-off kitchen where all the real cooking happens and guests don't go there, and a social kitchenette with a bar where minor food prep and serving of food happens, mainly for entertaining.  Actually older homes used to have this setup, sometimes secondary entertainment kitchen/bar would be in the basement.  If I were to build a new home from scratch I definitely would use this approach. I would not have a dedicated dining room, I would have a large living space with a secondary entertainment open kitchen and bar, a large dining table with lots of chairs next to it and an open sitting area with space for play area for little kids parents have to keep an eye on.  That's how we entertain usually and it's practical for us. I would want my main kitchen to be off limits to guests and not having to keep it in sparkling condition all the time, messy countertops and sink full of dishes, no problem.[/quote]

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