Kathryn Nicolai
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1,458 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 24 Aug
Kathryn Nicolai’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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We'd had a bit of rain and clouds today, so most of our guests were either napping discreetly on sofas in the library and sleeping porch, or had headed into town to peruse the antique shops.
We served lunch an hour before, and we're just finishing our own staff meal and tidy up.
Chef drummed their fingers on the table as I lingered over the tomato sandwiches and fruit salad, sighed as I poured a second cup of espresso from the mocha pot, and finally got up and fetched a clean apron from the drawer and swapped it for my cup just as I stole the last sip.
Subtle, I said, with a chuckle in my voice.
I got it.
It was pickle time and they had waited patiently enough.
I washed my hands, wrapped the apron strings around, tied them in the front, and took my place at the kitchen's giant farmhouse sink.
The inn had been first built as a grand family home, and so its kitchens were in the basement.
Even so, the space was full of light, as it had been constructed before even great houses like this were electrified.
There were wide windows, and on two sides you could walk straight out to the gardens.
Chef had admitted to me in the past that they actually preferred to be down here.
There was a coziness to these kitchens, as well as some privacy.
I had a feeling that if our guests could easily find us here,
They'd have come right in to try to get their hands on some of Chef's recipes.
And I love the basement kitchens because of the dumb waiter.
No matter how many times I stood in the hall upstairs, and opened its doors to find beautiful plates of side dishes and cut fruit sent up by Chef, it never ceased to delight me.
I felt lucky to be the keeper of such a charming inn,
And didn't mind the amount of elbow grease it required to restore this place and keep it shiny.
We'd modernized the kitchens to a certain extent in the renovations, but I had fought to keep the dumb waiter, and Chef had fought to keep this sink.
It was long and deep like a wash tub, but set up higher to make working in it more comfortable.
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