Chef and restaurateur
Judy Joo—a former Iron Chef
UK and longtime judge on
Iron Chef America—knows what
it takes to win a culinary battle,
and she designed her London
home kitchen with exactly
that in mind: She wanted a
stove with enough space, and
power, to practice competitive
cooking. The answer was a
13-foot Molteni, a commercial
stove that weighs about 2,200
pounds. It was so heavy and
large that it had to be lifted
by a crane and brought in
through one of her apartment
windows. The range was just
the beginning of a massive two-
year renovation that turned the
former master bedroom into
an over-the-top kitchen suite.
Judy added two refrigerators,
restaurant-grade safety features
like built-in extinguishers, and
a ridiculously powerful oven
hood. “I can have everything
on, including the grill, and you
won’t smell anything!” Judy says.
Star
Kitchen
Chef Judy Joo
shows us around
her ultra-modern
London kitchen.
Calming colors
Judy kept everything in tones of
white, silver and gray. “The colors
feel very zen,” she says. “But
the space is still cozy thanks to
wooden elements like the floor.”Industrial materials
Judy installed a stainless-
steel backsplash similar to
those in her restaurants. It’s
virtually indestructible, and
it looks sleek, too.26 FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE ●MAY 2020
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