California has been a ceramics hub since early Spanish settlers brought their tile-making traditions there. Today, the true art and craft of ceramics is on display in the handmade, custom pieces by ...

The fondest memories are often made when sharing meals around the table. And since the mood of a tablescape depends partly on dinnerware, you want dishes that are as beautiful as they are functional.

We chose dinnerware sets to test from across a wide range of materials, designs, and price points, from formal to fun. To compare like to like, we did limit these to individual table settings—sets ...

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We dig this set because it feels solid and heavy in hand, but really well balanced. The wide, round spoon head is soup-friendly, while the butter knife has serrations that make it practical for uses ...

We’ve come to expect a lot from our dinnerware: We stack it, we slice on it, we sometimes leave it in the sink, and (occasionally) we drop it. But paper plates are not the only eating surfaces that ...

As Food & Wine's Testing Editor, Jennifer's work focuses on finding the best tools for all sorts of cooks. She's vetted hundreds of products, from can openers to salad spinners and tortilla presses, ...