The La Cornue Reigns As The Kitchen’s Crown Jewel

Photo Nathan Kirkman, Courtesy of La Cornue

FRENCH CHEF – A culinary classic with Julia Child bona fides, the La Cornue range ranks as celebrity darling, on display in boldface-name kitchens from Ellen Pompeo to Drake. But its chic, vintage-inspired surface belies workhorse functionality premiered in 1908 by Albert DuPuy, whose world’s-first convection oven featured a vaulted ceiling for a quicker, more uniform cook.

That tradition of state-of-the-art technology continues, as does La Cornue’s craft manufacturer status, hand-building its creations in its Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône workshop outside Paris for more than a century. Our style-meets-substance pick for kitchen crown jewel, the 43”- wide, dual-oven, five-burner CornuFé 110 is offered with gas or ceramic-glass induction cooktop, in three metal trim combos and 11 mountain-home-friendly colors, in shades evoking white snow through bluebird skies to jet-black alpine rock. Shown in Pure White with stainless steel and polished brass, $21,100; Williams Sonoma