Outdoor Kitchen Dining, The New Backyard Barbecue

Franchising.com:

The kitchen is a common area where people choose to renovate, whether to change the ‘look’ or to make it more convenient with upgraded appliances and cabinetry. More recently, however, the kitchen has actually extended into the great outdoors – also known as the backyard – as more people inquire about how to make outdoor entertaining more enjoyable and convenient, says Moe Meagher, a spokesman for Archadeck.

‘Long gone are the days when people simply looked to their grill for backyard entertaining. Now, the big thing is outdoor kitchens,’ Meagher said. ‘This trend has been front and center; we have seen increased interest over the past few years. People are spending more time outside and using the kitchen as a big part of their entertaining.’

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