Description
Late August in Provence smells of basil and hot earth. Grand-mère Albertine wore a straw hat and an apron with deep pockets, and every morning she filled a woven basket with tomatoes still warm from the vine: plump red ones for the sauce pot, small sweet ones for the salad, and always a few that never made it back to the kitchen at all.
This little basket of tomatoes captures that glorious end-of-summer bounty. The fruit looks glossy and ripe, piled high and ready for the market or the stove. It belongs on a kitchen shelf beside the olive oil and the seed packets, or on a windowsill above the sink, where it makes a handy, safe spot for a ring while you chop and knead. Give it to the neighbor who grows far too many tomatoes every year, a friend who makes her own salsa, or a home cook who dreams of a cottage garden and a long table under the vines.
Piece details
- A woven basket filled with painted tomatoes
- Rich reds that look freshly picked
- A kitchen-friendly spot for your ring while you cook
- Fits beautifully into a kitchen or garden collection
- Made in Limoges, France, and painted by hand on fine porcelain
Pair it with a jar of homemade passata and a handwritten recipe card for a hostess gift that will be remembered. On a dark winter morning, one glance at it brings back the smell of a summer garden.
