Recipe for an Outdoor Kitchen

A King in Its Court

An 8 1/2-by-6-foot wood-fired pizza oven—with built-in storage, shelving and chimney—is king of this kitchen. But its workhorse is a 53-inch stainless steel gas grill with rotisserie, smoker box and storage. The U-shaped prep-and-serving surface is built of poured concrete that has been stained a rich terra-cotta. It's all-weather, heat-resistant and easy to hose down, as are the concrete-slab floor and concrete-block walls with faux-stone veneers. A pergola lends shade without blocking breezes, while the halogen track lights set into it illuminate the kitchen.