There are two main kitchens in the house. One is a service kitchen with a grill and is attached to the large, former mill-room which is occasionally used for exhibitions and parties, though not in high season.

The other kitchen can be found in the upper part of the house, at ground level. This is the room that Karin Gilliam described as the heart of the house in her book about Mulino Rotone. Perhaps its most significant aspect is the large inglenook chimney breast made of Carrara marble, which one can comfortably sit in, or perhaps it is the black, French iron stove, or even the long marble table which can seat up to fourteen guests. Maybe it is the vast antique dresser from St Petersburg, or the pots, copper pans and sieves which hang from a large iron ring, or maybe even…