I have noticed more use of wide handles on kitchen cabinets and less use of knobs.  In Bravo’s new reality show, Start-ups: Silicon Valley, young attractive start up hopeful Kim Taylor shows off her kitchen in her Mission Bay apartment at the Avalon.  The apartment is typical of most new apartments:  espresso cabinets with long silver brushed handles, open to living space, granite or Cesar stone counters, stainless steel appliances, and an eating bar: