The Herend Porcelain Manufactory which was established in 1826 recently closed for the winter season and would be open sometime in spring. I missed it by a few days. It’s
Category: dinner plates
Unlike 25 years ago when tableware is always included in the store mix at premium outlets, it’s very seldom now that I encounter a store selling tableware for formal set-ups.
My love for all things vintage developed long time ago from my frequent travels to European countries. One thing I enjoyed doing in those cities was to walk around for
Went pasyal-pasyal in downtown Walnut Creek. There’a grand piano in the loggia and anyone musically inclined can sit and play, I enjoyed listening but Mochin was so malikot. I couldn’t
Again? Yes mam sir! I am shopping for dinner plates. Again? What do I need a new plate for? And you are not the only one who feels that way.
May 28, 2021 Traditionally, clam chowder is thick and starchy because of the potatoes but I don’t like it that way. I prefer the soup to be creamy but not
A friend of mine forwarded a Youtube vlog of an ultra-rich lady from Manila named Small Laude gladly showing her Ate Alice Eduardo’s expensive and rare China collection. The impressive
I’ve been searching online for dinner plates. I am in the mood to buy new plates. No particular brand or style, I just prefer not made in China. I am
Windsor Castle was so huge we didn’t know where to go first. The tour guide lead us only up to the gate, outside the castle. We were the ones who
I saw a stack of blue dinner plates at a home furnishings store along the Main Street of St. Andrews. I went back twice to check it out. One plate
April 9, 2017 There’s a souvenir store at the Queen’s Gallery beside the Holyrood Palace’s compound. They sell gorgeous porcelain plates fit for royalty. After my first visit in 2013,
(delayed post, April 28, 2015) There was a few hours down time between the Gerloczy lunch till our wine pairing dinner. Instead of going to the West End Mall like
My children discovered that there’s a big Herend showroom near our hotel. They all accompanied me to look for something nice. They were all nice actually. The very first version
There was a two hour lull after our visit to St. Matthias, before our dinner also in the area. Some of us went to visit the other structures around the
There are several china cabinets on the left side of the restaurant’s lobby, just before the main dining hall. Gundel sells Herend porcelain. I want to buy a few pieces
The plates I bought from Paris and Bordeaux have arrived. I am happy not one is broken. This is my simple joy. Souvenir plate from Chateau Smith Havt Lafitte in