Thai turkey burgers cook on the kamado-style grill in Charlie and Nikki Pattillo’s Tiki Island outdoor kitchen. Kamados are popular for their versatility of cooking styles. You can grill, smoke or bake within one unit. File photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Marshall Monroe and his wife, Stacey, work together to prepare a chopped shrimp salad and a homemade cocktail sauce in their Jamaica Beach kitchen. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Jimmy and Dana Bethune each have their talents in the kitchen. Jimmy prepares the main dishes while Dana serves up sides and desserts. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
John and Gina Knight, who live in Dallas, fell in love with Galveston decades ago and built a vacation home two years ago in The Preserve of East Beach. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Keisha and Slade Zapp both enjoy cooking in their kitchen, whether it’s baking or making ceviche with a fish they caught. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Lisa and Skip Teel share a love of Hatch green chiles, which is the main ingredient in their Hatch green chile stew. The Teels, who enjoy cooking together, renovated the kitchen of their Friendswood home with an open concept and warm tones. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Kevin Smith, left, and Michael Woody knew during a loft tour that if the third-floor, corner loft in the 1896 Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Building ever went on the market, they wanted to purchase it. In October 2019, they got the chance. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Galveston contractor Alex Gonzalez and his crews found old glass bottles as they dug on the property of the 1874 Robert J. Hughes house, 523 10th St., which they are restoring. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds