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What Is Pewter, and Is It Safe? A Guide to MATCH Pewter Dinnerware

Is pewter safe to eat from? How to spot lead, which part touches your food, hot food vs direct heat, and how to care for MATCH pewter dinnerware.

Thanksgiving Table Decor: How to Set a Table That Leaves Room for Dinner

How to set and decorate a Thanksgiving table: where the food goes, how tall the centerpiece should be, chargers for mismatched china, and what to set the night before.

Luxury Hostess Gifts: What to Bring and What to Spend

What to bring to Thanksgiving, Christmas and holiday dinners, how much to spend, three rules most guides skip, and luxury hostess gifts by budget.

Tina Frey Designs: A Guide to Handcrafted Resin Serveware

How Tina Frey's hand-sculpted resin pieces are made, whether they're food and dishwasher safe, how to care for them, and where to start.

Alexandra von Furstenberg Has Closed: Caring for AVF Acrylic, and What to Love Next

AVF Home closed in April 2026 after 19 years. How to care for the acrylic pieces you own, and where to find the same faceted, colorful look.

Luxury Gift Ideas for Board Game Lovers

Heirloom chess, backgammon, dominoes and cards from Aerin and L'Objet, with sizes, prices and who each one suits. Luxury gifts for board game lovers.

What Is Crystal Glass, and Why Is It So Expensive?

Why crystal costs more, how to tell it from ordinary glass, lead vs. lead-free, and whether it's safe to drink from. From a Brooklyn crystal retailer.

Luxury Bridal Shower Gifts for the Bride Who Has Everything

What to get a bride who has everything: how much to spend, registry rules, why to ship crystal, and eight luxury bridal shower gifts from $170.

MATCH Pewter: The Story Behind the Italian Pewter

MATCH Pewter, handmade in northern Italy since 1995: how it's made, what the hallmarks mean, what each line can handle, and what a place setting costs.

How to Use a Fish Knife and Fork

How to hold and use a fish knife and fork for fillets, whole fish, salmon skin, bones and sauce. Plus where it sits, resting signals and silver care.