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June 02, 2009 // CHOW Pick

New Finds: Place Mats for Techie Cooks

Etsy shop girlscantell sells place mats with original, hand-drawn diagrams printed on them. This set of four is machine washable and includes two printed with kitchen tools and two with a stand mixer.

Joy of Cooking Diagram Placemat Set, $24

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June 01, 2009 // CHOW Pick

New Finds: Pork Cracklin' Americana

Chef Ryan Farr is popular in San Francisco for his chicharrones (a.k.a. pork cracklings): spicy, crunchy, melt-in-your-molars fatty goodness, made from rendered pig skin. They’re sold at bars and shops around town. Outside SF you can’t get them yet, but you can get one of his limited-edition letterpress posters celebrating chicharrones as a pop-culture phenomenon. They’re produced by the venerable Nashville-based Americana poster shop Hatch Show Print (in biz since 1879!). The poster shown here, titled “Porkalicious,” is the first in a three-poster chicharrones series, each hand-printed on heavy paper suitable for framing, numbered, and signed by Farr. They are also individually marked by Farr’s thumbprint, in lard, which just adds to the, well, unique nature of this product.

Porkalicious Poster (email to purchase), $26 plus shipping and handling

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May 29, 2009 // CHOW Pick

New Finds: Affordable Vintage Dessert Stands

Etsy shop Style Garden makes dessert stands out of recycled vintage plates, and keeps the prices reasonable. Great to glam up your sweets.

Assorted stands, $16–$32

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May 28, 2009 // CHOW Pick

New Finds: Mid-Century-Inspired Bowls

These chic serving bowls by designer Jill Rosenwald from Boston really do it for me. Based on a shape created by mid-century modern designer Hans Coper, they’re low, wide, and unique enough to give as a wedding gift.

Coper Bowl, $200

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