Lavish lifestyles often show themselves in a penchant for excess, with a new home design trend in the US revealing an unexpected new luxury.John Prescott may be forever labelled two jags for his soft spot for fast cars, but two kitchens could be the next jibe at frivolous spenders, should the latest trend spread beyond the upper echelons of New York society.New York local paper Newsday claimed that high-end housing design was increasingly incorporating second cooking and eating areas despite zoning code issues.Some local zoning codes were claimed by Newsday to forbid second kitchens containing a stove, but according to designers, the new fashion was making headway and was very important to some home-owners seeking additional kitchen options.John Kean, a local luxury home builder, told the journal Some clients suggest it to us, and others, a light bulb goes off in their heads when we suggest it to them.A New York luxury homeowner, Ken Zhao, explained why in particular cases having a second kitchen could be useful Im Chinese and our cooking uses a lot of pan frying, a lot of sizzling, and we dont want the cooking smells going through the whole house.