Dining

This section includes tips on choosing an elegant but easy-to-clean dining table, why it's good to have buffet cabinets and my growing collection of dinnerware.

Gravy in pink Noritake gravy boat

Where was the gravy boat first used?

Stirring sugar into tea

Teapot with strainer or without? Which do you need?

Inside a ceramic factory at Bat Trang

Bat Trang ceramic village tour and pottery class

Buffet cabinets next to the dining table

Difference between buffet and smorgasbord

Marinated beef and pork, sliced chicken breast, octopus and vegetables for our Korean grill Christmas day lunch

Christmas Day lunch 2021

Japanese stoneware plate and bowls

Why do Japanese bowls come in different sizes?

Granite top dining table with solid acacia frame and legs

Granite dining tabletop is elegant, easy to clean and maintain

Dining room

Does airing pillows and mattresses under the sun disinfect and deodorize them?

Setting up a shabu-shabu meal at home

Home style hot pot dining