If there’s something most kitchens are always short on, it’s space. The back of house will always be sacrificed to fit just a few more chairs into the

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If you walk into any professional kitchen, you will see plastic containers with graduations on the side. While many try to replicate it, there is only one

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When you think of a restaurant kitchen, you probably picture a spare, utilitarian space, all stainless steel and smooth finishes, a row of fluorescent lights humming overhead. What you likely don’t picture is this — the kitchen at DOC in Portland. Tucked behind a red gingham curtain, this is what happens when you blend the needs of a restaurant kitchen with the aesthetics of a home kitchen. Here are five things we can learn from this blended space.

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"My time in restaurants was brief but the organizing lessons are forever."