There’s an extra biscuit on the skillet… anybody interested?

Now that’s a fireplace!
In fact, some would call this an “inglenook”… a fireplace designed so that a place to sit down near the fire was part of the design.

To paint something red is a bold move.

Any well built masonry fireplace can be used for cooking. All that’s needed is the proper equipment.

There are few things finer than a meal cooked on an open fire.