Kitchen Design Consultation

Amano Culinary commercial and residential kitchen design consulting
Amano Culinary commercial and residential kitchen design consulting

A chef’s experience for your custom kitchen

A chef’s experience for your
custom kitchen

With over two decades of lived experience in elite professional and private kitchens, I understand the precise mechanics of what makes a space function effortlessly. I partner directly with you and your design team to provide specialized chef-level review on layout geometry, workflow zones, and equipment selection—shaping your culinary aspirations into a highly functional reality long before construction begins.

Collaboration

No matter how beautiful an architect’s blueprint or an interior designer’s rendering, a kitchen must function flawlessly when the cooking starts. I act as the dedicated culinary liaison between you and your design team. While they focus on structural integrity and aesthetics, I step in to ensure the spatial geometry, equipment placement, and physical workflow align perfectly with how you actually live, cook, and entertain.

Collaboration

The Process

01 / The Discovery
We sit down to discuss your culinary and entertaining aspirations, revealing the vision for personalizing your space.

02 / Spatial Review & Markup
I work with your architectural and design team to guide solutions for your space, including pinpointing operational bottlenecks, optimizing layout geometry, and ensuring the kitchen equipment clicks for your needs.

03 / The Outfitting
I assess your culinary goals to curate a custom cookware plan, assisting in the selection, procurement, and staging of your kitchen gear.

04 / The Integration
I conduct optional 1-on-1 culinary sessions to teach you to master your new layout and equipment, setting you on the path to becoming your own private chef.

The Process

Our Experience

Our Experience

Drawing from over two decades of working in professional and residential kitchens, I understand what sits at the core of good cooking, lively entertaining, and gracious hospitality. Having operated kitchens from Chicago to Bozeman, I apply a practical, chef-level perspective to bridge the gap between architectural design and real-world operational reality—bringing a chef's understanding of workflow nuances to ensure your space is as functional as it is beautiful.

Selected Projects

Selected Projects

A roster of spaces where I have contributed specialized culinary layout review, station zoning, and operational workflow advisory services:

Corporate Culinary Operations – Sterling Bay, Chicago, IL

Award-Winning Restaurants – Fat Rice, Chicago, IL

Luxury Guest Resorts – Victory Ranch, Kamas, UT

Casual Dining – O'Rourke's Bar & Grill, Driggs, ID

Private Residences – Chicago, IL & Bozeman, MT