New Kitchen Utensils

Gail and I picked up some handmade kitchen tools this past weekend at the Paradise City Arts Festival. Gail had previously bought a butter dish and spreader from Jonathan's Wild Cherry Spoons and was excited for us to check out their full selection at Paradise City.
We ended up with a bundle of assorted utensils and made plans to purchase even more in the future as we both really like Jonathan's work. Here is a look at the spoons that made it home with us:

The Spice Spoon & Honey Stick. Given my honey obsession
I am sure to get some miles out of that one. 

A pair of slightly curved cooking spoons and a fancy tasting
spoon that we picked out of the irregulars box.

Marmalade Spoon & Pickle Fork round out
the utensil shopping spree.

We were definitely in need of a few more basic wooden spoons like those in the 2nd picture but others, like the Honey Stick and Pickle Fork were impulse buys that I was happy to make. The spoons, along with the butter dish and spreaders and the cutting board set I previously gifted to Gail have started us off with a nice collection of handmade wooden kitchen items that I am sure will grow bigger over time.

Kitchen Art

As I mentioned last month, I was in Nashville for a few days with Gail. One stop on our trip that I did not share was a visit to Hatch Show Print one of the nation's oldest letterpress print shops. Founded in 1879 the shop has been printing posters for concerts, musicians, advertisements, vaudeville acts, the circus and much much more.

During our visit a poster caught Gail's eye. We immediately agreed it belonged in our kitchen. It finally came back from the framers today, and it looks fantastic:

The simple chart of common kitchen measurements is printed from the oldest typeface the shop has, dating back to Hatch Show Prints opening. A bit about Hatch Show Print can be found on the back:

I am so happy this understated piece of art will hang in the kitchens of my life, starting with the one I currently occupy. A huge thanks to the great people at Framers' Workshop who did such a great job framing the poster. Gail and I have framed posters on our own with their help and are happy to support a great local business. I encourage any Bostonians to visit them for your framing needs.

Do you have any food or garden themed stuff hanging in your kitchen?