"Gestisce la cucina."

Translation: He manages the kitchen.

[Hornstein]

in English to run something is also to manage it.

[mukkapazza]

Thanks for the suggestion, it works now! It also helps to use the button for "my answer should be accepted". We read those and adjust sentences in a timely fashion...and if it is ever the case that the answer doesn't actually work, you don't have to worry about having written a public post that others might decide is incorrect :)