For my birthday, I received a stash of cooking and entertaining accoutrement from friends and family...
I picked out this serving set when I was shopping with mom sometime last year, but had completely forgotten about them. I think the proportion of eat; short and kind of fat, I think they'll great with a lot of my dishes, but especially the Paul McCobb.
I had been wanting a salt pig for while, but have never wanted to dedicate the counter space to one. So, when Crate and Barrel came out with these baby salt pigs, I was smitten. I have already had one for plain and one for black lava salt, so I put smoked salt in the third. I have to refill the plain one more than I probably want to, but I still appreciate the diminutive size. Likewise, I don't mash up things with a mortar and pestle often enough to have a giant one, but this tiny example is perfect for a few spices or maybe a clove of garlic. It's so cute, it should have a little smiley face on it.
Jimmy & Ellie gave me a couple of very thoughtful gifts...
This brilliant creamer and sugar was designed by Russel Wright and matches my new set of dishes found over the holidays. The creamer is the lid of the sugar bowl, saving precious table (or cabinet) space. Ingenious. And, it is the covetous 'Pink Sherbet.'
This amazing item is probably a bread server? It has a small basket inside to keep whatever you put in it suspended and away from the wall of the sphere. It's also designed by Russel Wright and is what I would consider to be a very rare example of his spun aluminum creations. I don't have any in my collection and have personally only seen them in museum exhibitions like the one the Wolfsonian organized several years ago about design and aluminum. Does it remind you of anyone? From Sesame Street??
Wonderful presents; wonderful surprise party; wonderful friends and family.
Thank you!
I picked out this serving set when I was shopping with mom sometime last year, but had completely forgotten about them. I think the proportion of eat; short and kind of fat, I think they'll great with a lot of my dishes, but especially the Paul McCobb.I had been wanting a salt pig for while, but have never wanted to dedicate the counter space to one. So, when Crate and Barrel came out with these baby salt pigs, I was smitten. I have already had one for plain and one for black lava salt, so I put smoked salt in the third. I have to refill the plain one more than I probably want to, but I still appreciate the diminutive size. Likewise, I don't mash up things with a mortar and pestle often enough to have a giant one, but this tiny example is perfect for a few spices or maybe a clove of garlic. It's so cute, it should have a little smiley face on it.Jimmy & Ellie gave me a couple of very thoughtful gifts...
This brilliant creamer and sugar was designed by Russel Wright and matches my new set of dishes found over the holidays. The creamer is the lid of the sugar bowl, saving precious table (or cabinet) space. Ingenious. And, it is the covetous 'Pink Sherbet.'This amazing item is probably a bread server? It has a small basket inside to keep whatever you put in it suspended and away from the wall of the sphere. It's also designed by Russel Wright and is what I would consider to be a very rare example of his spun aluminum creations. I don't have any in my collection and have personally only seen them in museum exhibitions like the one the Wolfsonian organized several years ago about design and aluminum. Does it remind you of anyone? From Sesame Street??Wonderful presents; wonderful surprise party; wonderful friends and family.
Thank you!