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Best of 2010: Venues Get Cooking

New event spaces added kitchens to showcase food prep and facilitate group cooking activities.

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In Chicago, kitchen-equipped Logan Square Kitchen opened in September 2009.

In Chicago, kitchen-equipped Logan Square Kitchen opened in September 2009.

Photo: Ingrid Bonne/ Best Friend Photography

In New York, the Andaz 5th Avenue offers a meeting and event space with an open, communal kitchen as the central gathering point.

In New York, the Andaz 5th Avenue offers a meeting and event space with an open, communal kitchen as the central gathering point.

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Chicago's Room 1520 opened in May with two commercial-style kitchens, a fieldstone fireplace, and a lounge with plush seating.

Chicago's Room 1520 opened in May with two commercial-style kitchens, a fieldstone fireplace, and a lounge with plush seating.

Photo: Courtesy of Room 1520

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