It is no surprise to the Sexy Mother Foodie that dishtowels make fantastic napkins–in fact, we arguably started this trend. Like a burp-cloth for hipsters.
Tea- and dishtowels are thick, absorbent, and for some reason, infinitely cooler that those standard little paper versions.
And if you’re not already doing it, here is how:
It all starts with a brand new teatowel. Fold it thickly and lay it across a plate (preferably made of hand-thrown Japanese crockery set on a reclaimed wood dining table)
Note rough-hewn wood, towel-napkins, and candlelit lanterns festooning the fire-alarm. Yes, SMFs line up out the door to eat here. Trust me. I’ve done it.
Italian trattorias generally use a waffle print with a line running down the middle. French brasseries prefer linen.
By substituting dishtowels for napkins, you have just recreated the neighborhood darling of every first-ring suburb from Brooklyn to Berkeley–right in your own home.
Add a backdrop of exposed brick and just wait for someone to finish the table with cerignola olives, crusty bread, and maybe a goblet or two of Chianti. But if perchance that doesn’t happen, then rest assured that teatowels make take-out pizza seem just a bit more civilized.
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So….where do you get the dishtowels?
Fog Linen Work! Napkins, towels, and stray bits of fabric have never been so hot (if, ahem, pricey).
http://www.foglinenwork.com/en/stockists.php
Also, I do love Target, especially for a nice little waffle-weave.
ooooh, love! can you please become their US etailer? Thank you!
What a lovely picture of your dining room! (I kid, I kid. Even my house doesn’t look so pristine.)
Ha! Salute in Montclair–and the last time I ate here, I did think about moving in. Especially after the octopus. Yum.
There are a few mothers at my kid’s Montessori who send dishtowels and HAND-MADE CLOTH F*CKING NAPKINS in their child’s lunch box. It makes me feel ashamed that I’m not as cool as they are.
Love this idea–now, off to find some cool handtowels!
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