I had a number of challenging cases in my legal career; this one would have been my toughest.

Only for very special people, Architectural Digest warns us

Whether you’re an experienced chef whipping up complex meals every evening or a takeout aficionado who sees the kitchen more as a gathering space, no home is complete without an oven. While the masses may head to the nearest home improvement store to pick out a model that simply gets the job done, a small percentage of the population steers away from the standard range in favor of something truly special. That level of luxury doesn’t come cheap, with the best stoves from top brands, like La Cornue, Bertazzoni, Viking, and Thermador, commanding prices as high as half a million dollars. The cost may be equal to the down payment on a mansion in Beverly Hills, but the well-heeled set believes it’s a necessary investment, not only for its innovative features and quality materials but also for a certain emotional attachment that can develop with owning such a lavish design.

A friend sent me this article because he noticed just such an oven in the listing photos for 214 Clapboard Ridge Road, new construction, and new on the market today at $55 million. How he identified it is between him and his banker, but we’re going to see it tomorrow — the oven, that is, not the house.

the little woman won’t feel so bad having to cook for the family on one of these after her servants and caterers are deported