Photo: Oddur Thorisson / Courtesy of Clarkson Potter1/11Mimi and Oddur’s daughter runs through the kitchen, pre-renovation. The walls needed to be stripped and then polished to create even surfaces.
Photo: Oddur Thorisson / Courtesy of Clarkson Potter2/11Mimi in the kitchen, or cuisine, with much work ahead of her. The built-in cupboards and floor tiles are visible here.
Photo: Oddur Thorisson / Courtesy of Clarkson Potter3/11Mimi in her finished kitchen. Vine shoots which have been pruned and dried for a year are used to create a fire, a traditional way to cook.
Photo: Oddur Thorisson / Courtesy of Clarkson Potter4/11The meal is served. The Lacanche stove and a collectsion of copper pots are seen in the background.
Photo: Oddur Thorisson / Courtesy of Clarkson Potter5/11A dog waits patiently for a treat.
Photo: Oddur Thorisson / Courtesy of Clarkson Potter6/11A table is set for two, complete with a Dutch oven topped with a snail-shaped finial and tureen.
Photo: Oddur Thorisson / Courtesy of Clarkson Potter7/11Fruits and vegetables grown on the historic property wait at the ready.
Photo: Oddur Thorisson / Courtesy of Clarkson Potter8/11More produce from the garden.
Photo: Oddur Thorisson / Courtesy of Clarkson Potter9/11China plates are unwrapped for dinner.
Photo: Oddur Thorisson / Courtesy of Clarkson Potter10/11A view of the Harvest Room, pre-remodel.
Photo: Oddur Thorisson / Courtesy of Clarkson Potter11/11The same view, but with Mimi standing in the finished space.
