A refrigeration appliance comprising: a cabinet defining a fresh-food compartment for storing food items in a temperature-controlled environment having a fresh-food target temperature above 0°C and a freezer compartment for storing food items in a temperature-controlled environment having a freezer target temperature that is less than or approximately equal to 0°C; a refrigeration system that is operable to provide a cooling effect to an interior of the fresh-food and freezer compartments; a pair of doors (22, 26) pivotally connected to the cabinet with a hinge assembly for restricting access to the interior of the fresh-food compartment, wherein each door included in the pair of doors comprises: an exterior face that is exposed to an ambient environment of the refrigeration appliance, an interior portion that is exposed to an interior of the compartment while the door is closed, and a side portion extending between the exterior face and the interior portion of the door, wherein the side portions of the doors generally oppose each other when the doors are closed; and characterized by a user interface provided to the side portion of at least one of the doors and comprising an input device to be manipulated by a user for controlling a temperature within at least one of the fresh-food and freezer compartments, wherein the user interface is arranged at least partially recessed within the side portion of the door to oppose the side portion of the opposite door such that an exterior surface of the user interface is substantially flush with the side portion of the door and substantially hidden from view while the doors (22, 26) are closed when the refrigeration appliance is viewed from the front. a cabinet defining a fresh-food compartment for storing food items in a temperature-controlled environment having a fresh-food target temperature above 0°C and a freezer compartment for storing food items in a temperature-controlled environment having a freezer target temperature that is less than or approximately equal to 0°C; a refrigeration system that is operable to provide a cooling effect to an interior of the fresh-food and freezer compartments; a pair of doors (22, 26) pivotally connected to the cabinet with a hinge assembly for restricting access to the interior of the fresh-food compartment, wherein each door included in the pair of doors comprises: an exterior face that is exposed to an ambient environment of the refrigeration appliance, an interior portion that is exposed to an interior of the compartment while the door is closed, and a side portion extending between the exterior face and the interior portion of the door, wherein the side portions of the doors generally oppose each other when the doors are closed; and characterized by an exterior face that is exposed to an ambient environment of the refrigeration appliance, an interior portion that is exposed to an interior of the compartment while the door is closed, and a side portion extending between the exterior face and the interior portion of the door, wherein the side portions of the doors generally oppose each other when the doors are closed; and characterized by a user interface provided to the side portion of at least one of the doors and comprising an input device to be manipulated by a user for controlling a temperature within at least one of the fresh-food and freezer compartments, wherein the user interface is arranged at least partially recessed within the side portion of the door to oppose the side portion of the opposite door such that an exterior surface of the user interface is substantially flush with the side portion of the door and substantially hidden from view while the doors (22, 26) are closed when the refrigeration appliance is viewed from the front.