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The Rachiele® Journal
Insights on design, craftsmanship, and the modern kitchen.


Where Should the Sink Go in a Kitchen? Lessons From 22 Years of Design
Most sink companies sell sinks. I spent 22 years designing the rooms they go in. Four layout decisions worth getting right before your plans are finalized, including where the sink belongs, which side the dishwasher goes on, and one challenge involving Google Images.

Dino Rachiele
3 min read


The Paradigm Shift That Made It Stick
I failed the first time I tried this way of eating. It took a missing piece I didn't know about and a full year of learning before the real shift happened, the one that finally made it permanent.

Dino Rachiele
4 min read


How I Reversed 30 Years of Diabetes in My 70s
For thirty years I lived with diabetes and believed medication was the only answer. I was wrong. Here's how I reversed it, lost over one hundred pounds, and found a way of eating I'll never go back from.

Dino Rachiele
4 min read


A Senior Engineer at Blue Origin Designed Every Detail of His Sink. This Is the Sink That Proved It.
A senior engineer at Blue Origin designed every detail of his own custom bronze sink, down to two mechanisms we had never built before. Here's the story, and the sink.

Dino Rachiele
3 min read


My Tesla Ignored the Map. Twice. To Take Me to the Same Homeless Man.
My Tesla has never ignored its navigation in nearly a decade of driving. Until it did. Twice. To the exact same stranger.

Dino Rachiele
3 min read


The Dirty Truth About Bottom Grids on Stainless Steel Sinks
Most people assume scratches in a stainless steel sink are permanent. They are not - if your sink was hand finished the right way. Watch us remove significant scratches in 20 seconds using nothing but a dry Scotch-Brite sponge, and learn why this only works on a Rachiele® sink.

Dino Rachiele
4 min read
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