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‘It fits me’

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Gini Brown doesn’t spend much time cooking, unless it’s for entertaining. One of her go-to dishes for parties is her Caviar Twinkie. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

How a disaster gave an island kitchen new sparkle

Galveston author and historian Gini Brown would be the first to admit that cooking is not among her favorite activities. But when a faulty interior water line resulted in a flood that required tearing out most of the main floor of her Offatts Bayou condominium, Brown found herself knee-deep in a major kitchen remodel. [Read more…]

‘Masculine yet attractive’

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Derick Stonecipher’s loft in the 1896 Galveston Telegraph and Telephone Building in downtown Galveston is an open-concept combination of kitchen, dining and living areas. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

Downtown loft kitchen takes bachelor pad to new level

Surrounded by 25-foot-tall ceilings, stately windows, exposed brick walls and a faux concrete-faced fireplace, Derick Stonecipher begins his days by whipping up a frothy green health drink in his newly acquired loft kitchen in downtown Galveston. [Read more…]

‘Warm and welcoming’

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Mary Dickson wanted her kitchen to be warm and inviting. She chose rich earth tones and made the space comfortable for guests to relax as she cooks. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

Music, wine, good food and the hosts make this Texas City kitchen a popular gathering place

Texas City resident Mary Dickson and renowned French chef Jacques Pépin have very similar ideas about what makes a perfect kitchen. [Read more…]

Kitchen for everyone

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Lane and Pat Cobden designed the kitchen of their home on Christmas Tree Point Road in Galveston to be a family-friendly, working kitchen to accommodate their large family gatherings. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

Lane and Pat Cobden designed the kitchen of their home on Christmas Tree Point Road in Galveston to be a family-friendly, working kitchen to accommodate their large family gatherings. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

There’s something for everyone in isle kitchen

Carved sea-blue mermaids, a clock shaped like an ice cream cone and child-level cabinets filled with toys help make every day a holiday in the kitchen of Pat and Lane Cobden’s home on Christmas Tree Point Road in Galveston. [Read more…]

It’s a keeper

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Commercial fisherman Bill “Bubba” Cochrane, and fiancée, Clarissa Brown, roast an American red snapper with cabbage and okra in the contemporary kitchen of his island home. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

Commercial fisherman Bill “Bubba” Cochrane, and fiancée, Clarissa Brown, roast an American red snapper with cabbage and okra in the contemporary kitchen of his island home. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

Island kitchen suits no-limits cooking style of a fisherman

Ask commercial fisherman Bill “Bubba” Cochrane what he likes to prepare for dinner, and his answer is immediate. [Read more…]

‘Love, laughter and great food’

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Leslie Karam, center, jokes with her daughters Joann, right, and Jordan and family friend Tammy Solomay, left, as they help make stuffed grape leaf rolls at the granite island that is the center of Karam’s Friendswood kitchen. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

Leslie Karam, center, jokes with her daughters Joann, right, and Jordan and family friend Tammy Solomay, left, as they help make stuffed grape leaf rolls at the granite island that is the center of Karam’s Friendswood kitchen. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

Friendswood family brings it all to the table

It’s all about family, friends and their shared Lebanese culture in Leslie and Jerome Karam’s Friendswood kitchen. [Read more…]

‘A pile of sticks’

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Nancy Markham, and her dog, Honey, love their open concept kitchen that’s the heart of her home. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

Nancy Markham, and her dog, Honey, love their open concept kitchen that’s the heart of her home. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

Challenging renovation yields cozy cottage

It definitely wasn’t love at first sight. In fact, “a pile of sticks” is how Nancy Markham describes her first impression of the Galveston Island property she now calls home. [Read more…]

Dream team

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Judy Mayfield-Scott’s custom designed kitchen features state-of-the-art appliances and has a “strawberries and cream” theme. Photo by Stuart Villanueva

Judy Mayfield-Scott’s custom designed kitchen features state-of-the-art appliances and has a “strawberries and cream” theme. Photo by Stuart Villanueva

She’s a serious cook and football fan with two great kitchens

It’s the dream of all serious cooks — an up-to-date kitchen that works as hard as they do. [Read more…]

Kitchen stands the test of time

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Norma Rubin prepares pasta with peppers and pesto in the art deco kitchen of her island home. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

Norma Rubin prepares pasta with peppers and pesto in the art deco kitchen of her island home. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

Nearly three decades after renovations, island couple still happy with art deco design

The style known as art deco is as noteworthy today in the Galveston Island home of Norma and Sandy Rubin as when first introduced in Paris during the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts. [Read more…]

Trading ice for nice

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Paintings by Todd White are showcased at a small cocktail bar just outside of Teffeny Caruso’s kitchen in her East End home. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

Paintings by Todd White are showcased at a small cocktail bar just outside of Teffeny Caruso’s kitchen in her East End home. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

Southern and seaside twists in island kitchen helps Michigan native acclimate to Texas living and cooking

Balmy breezes have replaced icy blizzards for Galveston transplant Teffeny Caruso. A Michigan native, Caruso moved into her historic home on the island’s East End only about a year ago. But she’s already deep into the heart of all things Texan. [Read more…]