$ur La CHEAP

Have you ever walked into one of those fancy kitchen stores that abound and thought to yourself, "How is the heck am I ever going to be able to afford THAT?!" Well, fear not, for I have come to take your hand and lead on a kitchenware shopping journey "sur la cheap" (meaning I will show you things you can buy for under $10 so you don't feel so bent out of shape that the copper cookware set selling for $1k is out of your reach).

Exhibit A - I can't get enough of those lovely jewel toned ice cream bowls and cups from India (I think) shown up there. Anodized aluminum wear is cheap, kid-proof, and lots of fun. The bold, modern shapes will make you feel like you're back in the 50's or 70's or something.

Exhibit B - I don't know about you, but I love glazed Japanese pottery, especially the ones like these hot little numbers shown above. Use them for salt, olives, cornichons, or perhaps in an even more orthodox non-gaijin fashion, i.e. for a little shoyu.

Exhibit C - Cute Kuhn Rikon paring knives! Bless those Swiss for coming up with such colorful and fun cooking equipment. And for real, when was the last time you proclaimed you had one paring knife too many? Right. Never.