Amano Kitchen Consulting

A kitchen is the hearth of the home. Its layout, equipment, and heartbeat should reflect the unique needs of its cooks and guests.

WHAT WE OFFER

A chef’s insight into kitchen layout and design

Amano Kitchen Consulting works in cooperation with the project team to identify and meet each client’s unique kitchen needs. We are not architects, interior designers, or builders; rather, founder Hugh Amano applies over 25 years of experience as a professional chef, cookbook author, and culinary instructor to understand the needs of each homeowner, collaborating with the project team to create solutions tailored to each client.

OUR EXPERIENCE

Over 25 years working in professional and residential kitchens

Our wealth of experience gained over 25 years of working in professional, residential, and resort kitchens—consulting on the design of many of those kitchens—allows us to deeply understand what’s at the core of good cooking, lively entertaining, and gracious hospitality. Our experience cooking with and for individual clients in their homes, along with founder Hugh Amano’s experience writing cookbooks for the home cook, allows us to be able to identify and understand each client’s unique needs. We’re not after showroom kitchens—we want to help build your kitchen.

THE PROCESS

Collaboration across the board

Our process is simple: we meet with each homeowner and their team to explore their culinary needs. From there, we’ll collaborate with the entire team to review and, if needed, adjust floorplans, large equipment selection, and basic layout of the kitchen. We’ll discuss the outfitting of the kitchen with cookware and any other small equipment required and, if desired, assist in its procurement and placement. Finally, clients can choose to book one-on-one time in a session (or series of sessions) tailor-made to instruct them on the best and proper use of their new kitchen to make the most of it. After all, we are not private chefs—we want to teach you to become your own private chef!

GET IN TOUCH

Tell us about the kitchen of your dreams

Let's combine our experience with the talents of your project team to discover and build the kitchen that will serve as your home's hearth for years to come. Contact us for an initial discussion—we'd love to hear your thoughts (or those of your team), with absolutely no further obligation.