If you love French vintage kitchenware from 1900-1960 but can't make it to Paris, D.O.T. (Diffusion d'Objets de Table) on rue Saintonge in the Marais has an affordable solution for you. Their online U...
Last fall we catered a wedding for a friend. It was just a dessert reception, so we served bonbons, cookies, meringues, and ice cream. We served the ice cream in pleated paper soufflé cups, eac...
Have you ever seen anything like these porcelain spoon holders? We're semi-obsessed with these obscure pieces of formal dinnerware. They were designed to keep spoons for a buffet or coffee station ele...
From Flavour Design Studio, the makers of the Buddha Bowl, now comes and the dish ran away with the spoon - a very important addition, perhaps, to your summer ice cream plans? Don't let your spoon get...
For years, we've known that disposable plates aren't so green, but sometimes we've found that we couldn't do without. When hosting large gatherings, or going for a picnic, sometimes regular plates jus...
It's graduation season. That means thousands of young people are headed out into the world, getting new apartments, settling into new routines . . . and reaching for the takeout menus. But it doesn'...
Never go hungry again - for lack of cutlery anyway. Those of us unlucky enough to need glasses can make up for it with these frames that conceal a well-placed pair of chopsticks! ...
Oooh - we just fell in love with these salad paddles we spied at Dean & DeLuca. These things are huge and oversized, like bear paws. Click through for a picture of our small hands next to them, f...
When it comes right down to it, the best way to hold your chef's knife is the way that feels the most comfortable to you. But if you're looking for a little more control and speed in your cutting, he...
Take a look at this hardcore set of extending hand-made tongs - made by a real blacksmith! Grilling and outdoor cooking are on the horizon (or perhaps the back stoop, if it's warm enough where you ar...
Here's a great question from Heather. This is as basic and practical as it gets. Time for chef's knife recommendations! My chef's knife is awful! I had trouble cutting butternut squash when I roaste...
We're rolling ahead with video: it's time to start showing you all some basic techniques and we'll start with the onion, that pungent bulbous bundle of flavor, so essential to so many cuisines. ...
We have seen a couple of clear glass or acrylic knife holders lately, and they intrigue us. We like being able to grab a knife with no guessing as to its blade, and yet we don't feel quite right about...
Some people don't want to fuss with a knife at the table; they cut their meat and vegetables with the side of their fork instead. The Knork is a fork with specially curved sides that will cut straight...
In the book Pears On A Willow Tree by Leslie Pietrzyk, which chronicles four generations of Polish-American women passing down culinary traditions to one another, the matriarch of the family tells her...
Here's another set of high-design cutlery from dining in 2015, the international competition and exhibit of new design for kitchen and table. Last week we showed you all this wearable cutlery - little...
When the results of Designboom's Dining in 2015 competition were revealed at the end of January, we were absolutely fascinated by all the creative, witty, and beautiful designs. There were dozens and ...
Here's a question from reader artichoke queen. How do you keep your knives sharp? Looking for a good, manual knife sharpener that will work on Global knives and others. The Furi has been recommende...
A trend we've seen in recent prototypes of new kitchen designs is cutlery that fits itself to your hand. These chopsticks marry that trend with the grace of classic chopsticks. ...
With so many peelers on the market, you wouldn't think a new design would really be noteworthy, especially since OXO already makes a peeler that The Kitchn adores. ...
Like the Chocolate Shaver we featured yesterday, this Chocolate/Ice Chipper - a wicked-looking instrument! - is a fairly limited-use tool in the kitchen. But if you do a lot of baking with chocolate...
A coffee scoop is hardly an essential tool - we use a measuring tablespoon. But if you're a frequent coffee drinker, a dedicated coffee scoop can be a small daily pleasure. ...
How cozy is this? We had to check out Rose & Radish's new spring stuff, and right away spotted these Hetta Felted Pot Warmers that will keep your pot warm on the table. We often make chai in a s...
This silver marrow spoon is from the Market Manila blog. We were reminded of this one-use tool with the Minimalist's recipe yesterday for roast beef-marrow bones. This spoon is from the 1800's and d...
We have mostly ignored the one-use pumpkin knives this year, but Sur La Table got us with their Pumpkin/Melon Knife. This serrated knife would be good for pumpkins in the fall, watermelons and honey...
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