Grate Designs from Fu-Tung Cheng

We caught up with renowned kitchen designer Fu-Tung Cheng at the Kitchen & Bath show in Chicago where he was touting his line of kitchen ventilation designs for Zephyr. The hoods were delicate and exquisite, although perhaps a bit more urbane than we are used to from Fu-Tung what with their stainless steel frames.

A street artist at heart, Fu-Tung Cheng typically forages the street -- or even the woods -- for elements to be used in his designs. It wasn't surprising then that a little barbeque display he cooked up for the Zephyr booth was both innovative and worthy of a Cheng Design stamp of approval. The cooking element was a from-the-street grate laid in Fu-Tung's trademark concrete.

The grates came from Urban Accessories, and are perfect for grilling because they are cast iron. Pleased with the attention his ad hoc grill received, Fu-Tung confided that he is actually thinking of making a "poor man’s Fuego." "You get the grates, put a little cement around it and just add charcoal!"
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Poor man’s Fuego indeed.

The grate pattern used was the "Title Wave" and would cost about $75 for an 8' x 18" section. 

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