The homeowner who entertains regularly knows the pattern. The food is prepared inside, carried outside, and served on the patio. The empty plates come back in. The dessert goes out. The dishes pile up in the indoor kitchen while the conversation continues outside without the host. The evening splits between two spaces, and the person who did the work misses the best part of it.

Outdoor kitchens eliminate that split. The cooking happens where the gathering is. The host stays in the conversation from the first appetizer through the last drink. And the evening, which used to be a relay between the indoor kitchen and the outdoor table, unfolds in one place from start to finish.