Tablescaping helps set the tone for how we eat and live, which is why Eater partnered with Fortessa to curate a selection of its glassware, flatware, and dinnerware worthy of everything from your best breakfasts to your secret-recipe Bolognese. If you’re new to the brand, U.S.-based Fortessa has been a hospitality industry go-to since it debuted in the 1990s, now providing an impressive 80 percent of high-end hotels in North America with its beautiful plates, glasses, and bowls. When it merged with the heritage Black Forest-based crystal glassmakers at Zwiesel in 2022, the union only strengthened and diversified Fortessa’s savoir faire with an even more robust range of wine and spirit glassware, making it a tablescaping powerhouse on a global scale. When selecting items for the Eater x Fortessa edit, our team had the brand’s signature functionality and versatility top of mind.
Our team’s passion for dining out means we’re always having conversations about the best glassware and tableware we’re seeing in both classic and buzzy new restaurants (and the sets we want to use at home). As such, in our collection you’ll find a translucent pale green glass Seraphina dishware set that begs for an heirloom tomato salad; ceramic dishware that will make your friends think you once built an envy-inducing Earthship in Taos; and the Parasol bone china set that should be used to serve Ina Garten a slice of coconut cake.
A plate, after all, is not just a plate; it’s a canvas for spicy spinach gomiti wedge salad, or perfect pancakes. And while we’re not immune to the occasional charms of decor microtrends, there’s something to be said about the aesthetic staying power of classic Burgundy wine glasses and a matching, party-worthy set of knives, forks, and spoons. In the Eater x Fortessa edit, expect volcanic finish stoneware dinner plates, thoughtfully designed wine glasses, and minimalist flatware that looks almost too good to store in a drawer.
Don’t just think of it as setting the table. Think of it as building out the tableware version of a capsule wardrobe.
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