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![In Chicago, kitchen-equipped Logan Square Kitchen opened in September 2009.](https://img.bizbash.com/files/base/bizbash/bzb/image/2011/11/e19566image1.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=70&w=400)
In Chicago, kitchen-equipped Logan Square Kitchen opened in September 2009.
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![In New York, the Andaz 5th Avenue offers a meeting and event space with an open, communal kitchen as the central gathering point.](https://img.bizbash.com/files/base/bizbash/bzb/image/2011/11/e19566image3.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=70&w=400)
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.](https://img.bizbash.com/files/base/bizbash/bzb/image/2011/11/e19566kitchenhires.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=70&w=400)
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