In this post we review products for cooking, serving, and entertaining. These include aprons, coasters, cooking/serving wares, table linens, utensils and storage. There are many options from which to choose.
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- Aprons and Oven Mitts
- Coasters
- Cooking and Serving Wares
- Table Cloths, Runners, Placemats, and Napkins
- Utensils and Storage
Aprons and Oven Mitts
Entertaining is the time to bring out the fancy apron. There are diverse options.
- Angela Walker (advertisement) offers an artistic oven mitt and potholder set based on the theme Skyfall.
- Bespoke Binny (advertisement) offers a large selection of African print aprons and oven mitts. A selection of children’s aprons are also available.
- Black Art Matters (advertisement) offers a diverse selection of aprons.
- It’s A Black Thang (advertisement) offers a selection of culturally themed aprons made of 100% cotton. Oven mitt and potholder sets are available, and items can also be purchased separately.
- Laura Shafer (advertisement) offers a large selection of artistic oven mitts and pot holders.
- Shades of Color (advertisement) offers a selection of aprons and oven mitts & potholder sets.
- Synthia Saint James (advertisement) offers a “heritage” oven mitt and potholder set, and a “remembrance” oven mitt and potholder set. Items are also sold separately.
- The Trini Gee (advertisement) offers a selection of culturally thematic aprons.
- Cultural Interiors offers a selection of children’s aprons in African print kitenge fabric.
- Middleton Made Knives offers a man’s canvas bib apron.
- Shades of Color offers a selection of culturally thematic aprons and complementary oven mitt and potholder sets.
- Royal Jelly Harlem offers a selection of holiday and Ankara wax print aprons.
Coasters
Coasters add a decorative flair to your tabletops and protect them at the same time.
- Shop With Leslie has a selection of garden themed and women’s empowerment coasters.
- Black Art Matters Shop (advertisement) offers a selection of coasters with a variety of cultural themes.
- DMC Home Decor (advertisement) offers a selection of colorful resin coasters in sets of 4.
- Dorcas Creates (advertisement) offers a selection artistic coasters in sets of 4.
- It’s A Black Thang (advertisement) offers a selection of culturally themed coasters in a set of 4.
- Jennifer Nikcole Pope (advertisement) offers a selection of artistic and thematic coasters in sets of 4.
- Karen Jai Home (advertisement) offers a diverse selection of coasters in sets of 4. Use the discount code SHOPWITHLESLIEBLOG at checkout.
- Lanre Studio (advertisement) offers a selection of artistic coasters in sets of 4.
Made By Rheal (advertisement) offers a diverse selection of concrete coasters.
- Morgan Harper Nichols (advertisement) offers a selection of artistic coasters in sets of 4.
- The Pairabirds (advertisement) offers a selection of coasters in sets of 4.
- Thomcat 23 (advertisement) offers a selection of coasters in sets of 4.
- Tiare Smith Designs (advertisement) offers a selection of artistic coasters in sets of 4.
- Cultural Interiors offers a large selection of coasters in various materials.
- Effortless Composition offers a selection of coasters (4 pieces) in marble and tile.
- Modish Decor offers a selection of Agate marble gemstone coaster sets (4 pieces) in several colors.
- Rain + Sky offers a selection of Africa themed coasters.
Cooking and Serving Wares
Cook for and serve your guests with swag.
- Ayesha Curry Cookware is available at Macy’s (advertisement) . Cookware includes a porcelain enamel cookware set, 10 to 12.5 inch cast iron skillets, different sized stockpots, a wok and sauce pan. Cookware is available in several colors.
- Ayesha Curry Cookware is also available on Amazon (advertisement), where you will find cookware, bakeware, dutch ovens, kitchen tools and accessories. Items are sold individually as well as in sets.
- 54kibo (advertisement) offers porcelain and ceramic tableware that includes plates, platters, a tea pot and more.
- Angela Walker (advertisement) offers a selection of serving trays. These include the following: a square glass meno-vations dish in small or large, an oblong glass painted dessert dish, a rectangle painted garden dish, and a painted garden round dish.
- Althea’s Pottery (advertisement) offers a selection of handmade ceramic plates (dinner and salad) and bowls (pasta and soup).
- B. Smith (advertisement) offers a selection of kitchen wares that include serving trays and caddies, and cutting boards.
- By Brije (advertisement) offers a selection of artistic serving trays and cutting boards. Cutting boards have birch wood on one side for cutting, and an artistic side for display. Serving trays are constructed with a bamboo frame and include cutout handles.
- DMC Home Decor (advertisement) offers a selection of serving trays that also include trays that are limited edition.
- Dorcas Creates (advertisement) offers a selection of artistic serving trays and cutting boards. Cutting boards have birch wood on one side for cutting, and an artistic side for display. Serving trays are constructed with a bamboo frame and include cutout handles.
- Eco Glass Studio (advertisement) offers a selection of recycled glass serving trays for cheese and condiments.
- Goodee (advertisement) offers a selection of dinnerware that includes breakfast and soup bowls, as well as salad and dinner plate. Nested measuring cups that can also be used to serve condiments are also available. There is also kid’s tableware that includes baby feeding sets, lunchboxes with dividers, bowl and plate sets.
- Karen Jai Home (advertisement) offers a diverse selection of serving trays. Diverse dinnerware sets including plates and bowls are also available. Use the discount code SHOPWITHLESLIEBLOG at checkout.
- Jennifer Nikcole Pope (advertisement) offers a selection of thematic and artistic serving trays and cutting boards. Cutting boards have birch wood on one side for cutting, and an artistic side for display. Serving trays are constructed with a bamboo frame and include cutout handles.
- Lanre Studio (advertisement) offers a selection of artistic serving trays and cutting boards. Cutting boards have birch wood on one side for cutting, and an artistic side for display. Serving trays are constructed with a bamboo frame and include cutout handles. A large selection of side tables are also available.
- Laura Shafer (advertisement) offers a large selection of artistic glass trays in several shapes (e.g., round, rectangle and oblong).
- Made By Rheal (advertisement) offers a selection of glass serving platters.
- Morgan Harper Nichols (advertisement) offers a selection of serving trays and cutting boards. Cutting boards have birch wood on one side for cutting, and an artistic side for display. Serving trays are constructed with a bamboo frame and include cutout handles.
- Synthia Saint James (advertisement) offers a selection of artistic glass trays in several sizes, shapes, and patterns.
- The Pairabirds (advertisement) offers a selection of serving trays and cutting boards. Cutting boards have birch wood on one side for cutting, and an artistic side for display. Serving trays are constructed with a bamboo frame and include cutout handles.
- Thomcat 23 (advertisement) offers a selection of science fiction and artistic themed serving trays and cutting boards. Cutting boards have birch wood on one side for cutting, and an artistic side for display. Serving trays are constructed with a bamboo frame and include cutout handles.
- Tiare Smith Designs (advertisement) offers a selection of serving trays and cutting boards. Cutting boards have birch wood on one side for cutting, and an artistic side for display. Serving trays are constructed with a bamboo frame and include cutout handles.
- Afrikrea offers a selection of terracotta Tanjine pots.
- Africaboutik offers a “good luck” serving tray.
- Brooks & Bridges offers a selection and 12 and 20 piece dinnerware sets.
- Curly Contessa offers a culturally themed “bloom wildly” pitcher and serving platter.
- Effortless Composition offers a selection of kitchen wares that include cutting boards, a rolling pin, a measuring cup set and stainless steel mixing bowl sets.
- Khristian A. Howell offer a large selection of acrylic trays.
- Karibe offers a selection of cookware that includes a stainless steel sauce pot and cast iron skillets.
- Lock It Plates offers stackable, interlocking, and reusable plates for eating while on the go.
- Mitchell Black offers a selection of porcelain dishware that includes salad and dinner plates, serving platters, and bowls.
- Savy Kitchen Collections offers a selection of tools for cooking that include colanders and strainers, and tools to prepare eggs, meat, and cheese among others.
- Sheila Bridges developed her Harlem Toile de Jouy as a clapback against African American stereotypes. Her signature Harlem Toile de Jouy pattern is available as a set of plates that are BPA free, and made of break and fade resistant melamine.
- The Spice Suite offers a silicone bakeware set that includes a muffin pan among other baking dishes and silicone and bamboo utensils (e.g., spoons and spatula). A cast iron pot set is also available.
Table Cloths, Runners, Placemats and Napkins
A decorated table is a more festive one. There are many options from which to choose.
- 54kibo (advertisement) offers a selection of table linens that include napkins and placements.
- Angela Walker (advertisement) offers a placemat set in the “painted garden” theme. Placemats and napkin sets are also available in a Skyfall theme.
- Bespoke Binny (advertisement) offers a selection of holiday and African print table runners, placemats and napkins.
- Linoto (advertisement) offers linen napkins in several colors.
- Little Likes Kids (advertisement) offers a selection of educational placemats for children.
- Bolé Road Textiles offers a selection of table linens (made of 100% Ethiopian cotton) that include runners, placemats, and napkins.
- Cultural Interiors offers an extensive selection of table linens that include table cloths, table runners, placemats, and napkins.
- Reflektion Designs offers a selection of African print placemat and napkin sets.
Utensils and Storage
Find decorative cutlery and storage containers here.
- Afrohemien (advertisement) offers a selection of wooden kitchen goods in that includes salad spoons, spice bowls, measuring spoons and coffee scoops.
- Ayesha Curry Cookware offers knife sets on Amazon(advertisement). Canisters are also available. Products are offered in several colors.
- Green Soul Grace (advertisement) offers reusable bamboo cutlery sets that come with a bamboo knife, fork, spoon, cloth napkin, and stainless steel straw in an Ankara roll up pouch.
- Goodee (advertisement) offers a selection of portable cutlery sets that include a straw, and fold to fit in a matching pouch. Sets are available in several colors and constructed from recycled goods. Mixing bowl and colander sets are also available.
- Karen Jai Home (advertisement) offers a selection of baking tools that include an egg beater, screed, and sieve. Flatware sets (24 pieces) and individual place settings available in many different colors and color combinations. Use the discount code SHOPWITHLESLIEBLOG at checkout.
- My Wax Print (advertisement) offers a reusable bamboo cutlery set that include a wooden fork, knife, chopsticks, spoon, stainless steel straw, and cleaning utensil along with a bamboo fabric carrying case.
- Brooks & Bridges offers a selection of 20 and 25 piece flatware sets.
- Chic Chef offers kitchenware essentials that include rolling pins, whisks, measuring spoons, a ceramic knife set, and more.
- Cooking With Greens offers a 5 piece Damascus chef knife set that is made with pakka wood handles and carbon steel.
- Middleton Made Knives offers a selection of handcrafted knives.
- Peace & Riot offers a 20 piece stainless steel flatware set and a 4 piece canister set with a copper finish.
- Reflektion Design offers a selection of olive wood spoons.
- Savvy Kitchen Collections offers a selection of mills, and herb and spice tools.
- The Black Home offers a selection of 4 piece cutlery sets in several colors.
In reviewing these kitchen and serving wares, I hope you find products that work for you.
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Savvy Kitchen doesn’t seem black owned. It’s a blonde white woman.
Hi Amber, it is always good to check and thanks for reaching out. To my knowledge Savvy Kitchen is owned by a young black man. Here is his Instagram profile link, https://www.instagram.com/kendrickf0ster/?hl=en