Incorporating a chef's table into your home

For any foodie, a place at the chef’s table is the best seat in the house when dining out. But there’s no reason you can’t replicate that sense of occasion in your own kitchen, with MKM’s chef’s table offering allowing you to create that VIP feeling at your next dinner party.

Frances Atkins, professional chef, has recently installed a chef’s table, supplied by MKM Ripon, in her new Paradise Café in Harrogate. And while her station is being used in a professional setting, acting as the centrepiece and focus of the restaurant’s interior space, Frances thinks the chef’s table would be a fantastic addition to a kitchen in any home.

She chose a high-end Dekton worktop because it provided limitless innovation in design, so can be tailor-made to fit, whatever size and space you have.  It’s also a high performance worktop, providing the ultimate surface because it is highly resistant to stains, scratches and heat. 

Frances’ restaurant features the stunning Bergen, but there’s a range of colours to suit all tastes and styles.  The Dekton Bergen is a luxurious marble effect with off-white base and grey veins in a sculptural pattern inspired by natural Portobello stone, that creates a real wow factor. 

Here, Frances picks out a few key points that make a chef’s table the killer ingredient for your next kitchen upgrade:

• A place to entertain: If cooking up a storm for friends and family is your thing, you want to be able to entertain your guests without being chained to the stove. Thanks to the chef’s table’s innovative design, you can be preparing a meal to remember while your guests are sat across the table enjoying a drink and a chat
• Handy design: The MKM Chef’s table comes fitted with all of the equipment you’ll need to whip up a delicious dinner. Featuring a cooker, in-built fridge, appliance drawer and ample work surface space, meal prep has never been easier – or looked more stylish
• Easy to look after: Even the most enthusiastic home cook finds cleaning up after a dinner party a bit of a chore. MKM’s chef’s table is wipe clean and resistant to even the hardiest of stains (even red wine, the bane of any houseproud homeowner!) What’s more, the surface is completely burn-proof, meaning you can take simmering pans off the heat without scuffing or warping the table’s surface

Planning an upgrade to your kitchen? Drop by your local branch and our expert, in-house design team will help you cook up the kitchen of your dreams.