The kitchen guests never see

Every good restaurant has two faces. The dining room, calm and clean. And the kitchen behind the door, loud, hot and busy.

Home kitchens used to work the same way. Older houses often had a scullery or a back kitchen, a small room where the real mess happened. Then open-concept design arrived and the kitchen moved to the center of the house. Beautiful for entertaining. Less beautiful when you are frying fish or making a stir-fry on high heat.

Here in Greater Vancouver, many families found their own answer. The wok kitchen, also called a spice kitchen. A second, smaller kitchen where you can cook with strong flavours, real heat and real smoke, while the main kitchen stays ready for guests.

For a lot of the families I work with, including many who came from other countries, this isn't a luxury. It is how they cook. Food is how they keep their culture alive at home.

2258 Madrona Place in South Surrey has exactly this setup. A generous main kitchen, a separate wok kitchen, and a formal dining room for when the table needs to look its best. And when the weather is good, the cooking moves outside to an outdoor kitchen with a built-in natural gas BBQ and cooktop.

Beyond the kitchens, the home offers 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms and over 4,500 sq ft across three finished levels. There is a light-filled great room with 18 ft ceilings, an office, a games room, a home cinema, and a backyard with a hot tub and fire pit.

It is a house built for people who cook for a crowd and like to keep the mess where it belongs.

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Luis Alves, REALTOR® · Stonehaus Realty Corp. · Licence #190001. Listed at $2,250,000 · MLS R3176891. Property information is believed to be accurate but should be independently verified. Measurements are approximate. E.&O.E.