How TikTok-Famous Chefs Hailee Catalano and Chuck Cruz Designed Their Dream Kitchens—Yes, Plural

When the couple discovered a house with two functioning cooking areas, they leaped at the chance to build what has evolved into his-and-hers workspaces.
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"The kitchen is all I care about in a house. It’s the heart of our home," says Hailee Catalano, a professional chef-turned-food content creator, whose feed features delightful videos of her breaking down cozy, accessible home-cooked meals. So when she and her partner Chuck Cruz—also a trained chef with a social following—serendipitously stumbled on a 1954 ranch-style home in New Jersey with two functioning kitchens, one on the ground floor and one in the basement, they took it as a major sign to move in. 

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Jinnie Lee
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Jinnie Lee is a freelance culture writer based in New York City.

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