Glenn Close had to have it. So did Oprah Winfrey. Bruce Springsteen wanted his own. John McEnroe and Lee Iacocca demanded -- and got -- the same thing the Boss did. Another boss, the Commander in Chief, has one in his private quarters at the White House. In state-of-the-art kitchens everywhere, the Viking range has become the hottest stove around.
The sought-after appliance is aimed at the serious cook with serious money (list price: as much as $6,800). The most popular model is equipped with six porcelain-coated grates, a grill and two gas ovens (one with an infra-red broiler that reaches...