Description
Sunday lunch at the farmhouse in Brittany always begins the same way. Tante Marguerite carries the great tureen to the table, sets it down with a flourish and lifts the lid to a cloud of steam that smells of leeks, potatoes and cream. Twelve people, three generations, one long table under the apple tree, and nobody ever leaves hungry. The recipe has never been written down. Marguerite learned it from her mother, who learned it from hers, and every cook in the family adds a secret touch of their own.
This little tureen is a miniature tribute to those meals. Painted in blue and yellow with delicate patterns, it recalls the faience of French country kitchens, with colors as vibrant as a summer tablecloth. It works as a display piece on a kitchen shelf or a dresser, and as a trinket box for a ring removed before kneading dough or a few saved buttons. For the friend who hosts every holiday, the chef who loves French cooking or the home cook who collects pretty kitchenware, it is a delightful and thoughtful present. It is a small reminder that the heart of every home is the table, and that the best meals are the ones shared with the people we love.
A few particulars
- Shaped as a classic soup tureen
- Blue and yellow with delicate patterns
- Vibrant, hand-painted colors
- Works as a display piece or trinket box
- Limoges porcelain, handcrafted in France
A lovely gift for chefs, hosts and home cooks who believe every good meal begins with soup.
