Restaurants are splashing out on handmade pottery, with chefs and artists collaborating to match plates to particular meals
Sometimes in a restaurant, when my meal is delivered, I touch the plate, not to check if it’s warm but to feel it and its texture. The desire to serve meals on crockery designed for a particular dish is becoming more popular and the past few years have seen a resurgence and interest in handmade ceramic vessels.
Five years ago, when writing about a restaurant, the crockery would be noticed and perhaps mentioned but now close attention is paid not only to the food but to the potter and designer of the plates.
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