..Last fall, dave and Allison Petrullo of Commack, N.y., installed a custom-built Cal Spas grill on their patio with an outdoor refrigerator. They spent more than $100,000 renovating their backyard with a new synthetic deck, masonry, a whirlpool and a pool waterfall, so $6500 more for Mr. Petrullo to have a brick sanctuary with a Cal Spas grill as its central alter seemed like nothing. “I told him to just go for it,”” Ms. Petrullo said. “And get your dream barbecue.”
Though they have actually cooked on the grill only three times since they installed it, it has been a hit with Mr. Petrullo’s friends, who congregate around it at parties and give it a going-over like a pack of high school boys around a Corvette, Ms. Petrullo said. “They like to lift up the hook and play with the knobs,” she said. “They open the doors underneath, and they open the fridge next to it to check it out.” - By Allen Salkin
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