Guelaguetza Designs Talavera Serving Bowl
Handcrafted exclusively for Milk Street by potters in Puebla, this glazed ceramic serving bowl is painted in the distinctive Talavera style, whose intricate designs evolved from Spanish artisans who arrived in the 16th century. Each serving bowl is unique, with slightly different brush strokes and sizes. Perfect for serving pastas or salads while entertaining or as centerpiece on your table when not in use.
Guelaguetza Designs Large Oval Platter
Handcrafted exclusively for Milk Street by potters in Puebla, this glazed ceramic platter is painted in the distinctive Talavera style, whose intricate designs evolved from Spanish artisans who arrived in the 16th century. Each platter is unique, with slightly different brush strokes and sizes. Perfect for serving your main course while entertaining or as centerpiece on your table when not in use.
JIA Inc. Persona Teacups — Set of 4
The teacups in JIA's four-piece Persona set are modeled after gaiwan, lidded vessels for loose-leaf tea that can be used both for steeping and serving. The pieces fit neatly together and are designed to be used together for drinking, with the lid holding back leaves as you sip. When you're not using it to cover the cup, rest the lid upside down, with its handle functioning as a base. This keeps the inside of the lid clean and, much like a saucer, the concave interior prevents moisture from dripping onto tabletops. In classic Chinese fashion, the teacups are made of fine, translucent porcelain, which is exceptionally strong despite its thin construction. A different texture on each teacup in the set shows off the delicate material through four different patterns: checkered, dotted, spiral and striped.
Serrv International Rainbow Square Kantha TableCloth/Throw
This beautiful hand-stitched throw features traditional Indian kantha stitching on upcycled vintage cotton saris. It’s a unique accent for a living room or bedroom. The needlework is based on an ancient art craft that gave new life to old cloth by upcycling and repurposing various fabrics and textiles. Each soft throw is made with a double-layered cotton sari fabric—they come in a wide array of colors and patterns, with no two alike. These high-quality vibrant throws are unlikely to fade with use, as they’ve been prewashed to ensure their rich colors stay true.
Mastrad Three-Piece Mixing Bowls
This durable three-piece metal mixing bowl set from French brand Mastrad is designed to do more than just hold ingredients. Equipped with a non-slip silicone base for extra stability, these bowls won’t shift or slip at all while mixing, stirring or folding. The steep sides, fitted with measurement lines on the inside, help keep food from spilling out. Unlike regular mixing bowls, each bowl in this set comes with a transparent fitted lid for storage, perfect for keeping an eye on freshness. But even better, each lid is also splatter-proof and contains a removable middle piece so you can whisk, beat or blend without making a mess. The largest two lids can even fit an immersion blender! When not in use, this nesting set stores compactly, so it won’t take up too much space in your cabinet. Available exclusively online at Milk Street in the US.
Dao Vua Leaf Spring Bunka Knife
Bunka knives are a catch-all category of multipurpose utility knives that are adept at most any kitchen task. They are the precursor to the more commonly known santoku knife and a fantastic do-it-all tool for virtually any kitchen task. Dao Vua’s version is a featherweight interpretation designed with an acute kiritsuke-style tip for detail work (That also happens to look really cool—it’s our favorite Japanese knife style). The 7-inch length is a great compromise for an all-purpose knife, adept at small prep tasks, like chopping onions and garlic, as well as bigger jobs like breaking down large cuts of meat for stews or braises. It’s even small enough to use for close handwork. The blade is curved, too, to facilitate rock chopping and mincing a fluffy pile of herbs.
NOTE: Because of the handmade nature of the knives, expect imperfections and texture on each blade’s surface. We think it enhances the character and uniqueness of each knife. The exposed portion of the cutting surface is susceptible to moisture and acid and will develop a patina over time. The knives should not be left wet and should be wiped down after slicing acidic foods. To minimize coloring, they can be treated with camellia oil and cleaned with a rust eraser.
We strongly recommend buying the camellia oil with this knife.
Marrakesh Blue Ceramic Couscous Platter
Our buyer found this elegant platter when traveling in Morocco. A staple accompaniment to classic dishes like tagine, couscous can be found on most Moroccan tables. This platter—made entirely by hand in Safi, Morocco, a port city famous for its centuries-old ceramics industry—is perfect for couscous, other pastas, rice and grains. The wide dish holds enough to feed a crowd, and the gently sloping sides keep couscous from spilling as you serve. Each ceramic platter shows off an elegant Moroccan motif in a versatile combination of white and dark blue with colorful accents. As each piece is made by hand, some variation is expected from dish to dish and adds to its beauty.
Marrakesh Blue Ceramic Tray
This ceramic tray, shaped from red clay, hails from Safi, Morocco, a small fishing village on Morocco’s Atlantic coast known for sardines and ceramics. Every ruffle-edged piece is made by hand—so no two are exactly alike—before getting fired in an ancient kiln and hand-painted. It’s perfect for serving your main course, an array of appetizers, desserts and more.
Marrakesh Ceramic Plates — Set of 4
This set of 4 plates, shaped from red clay, hail from Safi, Morocco, a small fishing village on Morocco’s Atlantic coast known for sardines and ceramics. Each ruffle-edged piece is built by hand—so no two are exactly alike—before getting fired in ancient kilns. Use while enjoying small bites, appetizers, desserts and more. Available in a set of four identically printed bowls in red, light blue, yellow and navy.
Milk Street Kitchin-to™ Knife
Standard chef’s knives are big and heavy because they evolved from Middle Ages daggers, which were designed for defense. It stabs fine, but how well does it handle standard kitchen tasks such as chopping and slicing? Our solution was to look toward Japan, where knives are based on the design of the featherweight samurai sword. Japanese knives are thinner and designed for the task at hand. Based on these lighter, safer knives and our own cooking experience, we developed an all-new modern chef’s knife that’s remarkably easy to use. It’s the Milk Street Kitchin-to, part Chinese cleaver and part vegetable knife. It can handle small jobs such as slicing garlic but also makes heavy-duty jobs a breeze. With the Kitchin-to, you let the knife do the work!
Artelegno Magnetic Knife Block with Cheese Knives — Set of 4
This eye catching Magnetic knife block complete with 4 cheese knives designed by Artelegno. Made in Premana, Italy a village famous for its productions of knives and scissors. This Knife block is made from solid beechwood and perfect addition to any charcuterie board.
Artelegno Cheese Knife Set — Set of 4
This eye catching set of 4 cheese knives, designed by Artelegno and made in Premana, Italy, a small mountain village famous for its production of knives and scissors. This Cheese Knife Set pairs perfectly with any charcuterie board.
Artelegno Double Sided Cutting Board with Magnetic Knife Storage
This eye catching cutting board, made in Italy is the result of keen research on functional designs of multipurpose products for an ideal use in a household as well as restaurants and hotels. The cutting boards from this collection are characterized by the stripes of magnets inserted in them that allows users to store knives and use the board as a serving tray. This cutting board is made of finger joint solid beechwood. It is treated with food safe oils that gives it a smooth finish and is resistance to stains.
Artelegno Magnetic Knife Bar — Large
This well designed Magnetic bar characterized by its clean lines is ideal to hold any kind of kitchen knife thanks to the very strong neodymium magnets. This magnetic bar is made of solid beechwood. It is treated with food safe lacquers that gives it a smooth finish and is resistance to stains. This magnetic bar is available in the beechwood version as well as in whitewashed, both models fit very well in different kitchen styles.
Garcima Pata Negra 15-Inch Paella Pan
Milk Street Santoku
A safer and more effective all-purpose kitchen knife than the triangular European-style chef’s knife, the Japanese santoku is the ultimate kitchen tool for the home cook. Our exclusive Milk Street-designed santoku (which translates as “3 virtues”) features a 7-inch blade that is tall at the heel and retains a nearly continuous height to the tip thanks to the rounded sheepsfoot tip. That means there’s plenty of blade steel to protect your fingers when chopping, and it also works well for scooping up chopped vegetables to transfer to the skillet or mixing bowl.
The blade features a pronounced curve to the belly for easy rock chopping and mincing, while the pointed tip makes it all-purpose enough for prepping meats or mincing onions, garlic and shallots.
The comfortable “lock in” ergonomic handle, fashioned from durable matte-finished polymer, is broad at the top and narrows to the bottom for a palm-filling grip. It doesn’t twist or turn during heavy-duty use. The handle tapers towards the blade for a comfortable transition between handle and blade—a benefit that few knives take into account.
The heel of the bolsterless blade is scalloped, which makes the knife comfortable to choke up on for a controlled, confident pinch grip. And a patch of file pattern embossed into the blade adds even more grip between the thumb and pointer finger.
Rike & Co. The Susie Simple Half Apron
The Susie is Rike & Co.'s simple half-apron; it falls above or at the knee and has beautiful gathers, just like a genuine Dirndl apron; it can be tied in front or back. Named after Melissa Baldino's Austrian cousin, Susanna, it makes you feel like the hills are alive. Like all their designs, the Susie features two spacious pockets for your phone, glasses, and more.
Milk Street Small Nakiri
Introducing the Milk Street Small Nakiri, a companion piece to our full-scale vegetable knife. In Japan, nakiris come in all shapes and sizes to accommodate a variety of hands and chopping styles. Small nakiris, called ko-nakiri, are perfect for those who prefer using small knives or for the cook who wants a reliable knife that stands in for a paring knife or prep tool. It’s every bit as essential a kitchen tool as the full-scale knife.
Like its big brother, the Small Nakiri is the perfect tool for vegetable prep. Super thin, lightweight and razor sharp, it’s a nimble knife for all your slicing and dicing. It’ll precisely slice razor-thin ribbons of shallots, carrot coins or garlic cloves and turn a fluffy pile of parsley into confetti.
Both large and small nakiris have their roles to play for effortless prep. The Small Nakiri excels at the little stuff that can make a big knife feel awkward and even dangerous—slicing garlic into paper-thin slices, mincing shallots or onion into tiny cubes, shaving radishes, slicing mushrooms, shredding fine herbs into a feathery garnish and more.
This isn’t just a shrunk-down version of our full-size Nakiri. It’s reengineered top to bottom for impeccable small-scale function. The blade is roughly 4.5 inches long (just a little longer than most paring knives), so it feels just right for all the usual prep. It’s tall though—1.75 inches—so that it has all the benefits of a big knife: Never bang your knuckles on the cutting board, chop through big veggies and scoop up foods like a bench scraper to dump into the pot. Of course, the tall blade also shields your fingers during chopping. Also, the blade shape is tapered to the tip and curved to make the smaller blade function as effectively as the large version for slicing. Our signature lock-in handle is slightly scaled down for the smaller blade but every bit as comfortable and secure, regardless of hand size.
Like the larger Nakiri, the blade is embossed with a nonstick file pattern that replicates the kurouchi (blacksmith) finish to traditional nakiris, so sliced ingredients fall right off. A gentle curve at the butt accommodates fingers when choking up tight for control, and the handle has been designed to provide a nonslip grip.
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