On another note, may I say how delighted I was to see the fork in your post? It's a bit odd, but hear me out. On the cover of the Feburary 1994 issue of Better Homes & Gardens was a picture of a multi-layer white chocolate raspberry cake, and sitting next to the plate was this beautiful fork. I fell in love with this pattern and acutally wrote to the magazine asking for details. Fast forward seven years (yes, I kept the cover picture for 7 years!), and I happened to come across a book about silverplate patterns – and I found the exact same pattern! It's called “Newport”, originally by Rogers & Bros. from 1847, and I began collecting pieces! My favorite is an incredible, wicked looking knife called a cake saw!

P.S. I apologize if this comment goes through twice!

On a side note, may I just say I was thrilled to see your fork? It sounds weird, but hear me out. On the cover of the February 1994 issue of Better Homes & Gardens, there was a picture of a 7-layer white chocolate raspberry cake, and sitting next to the plate was this beautiful fork. I wrote to the magazine asking for details, but they had no idea of the pattern or manufacturer. Fast forward 7 years (yes, I saved the cover picture for 7 years!)…I went into my local library in San Leandro, CA, just to see how it looked after a major earthquake retrofit, and I found a book on silverplate patterns. Lo and behold, that fork pattern was inside! It's called “Newport” by Rogers & Bros. from 1847, and I have several pieces of this pattern, my favorite being this incredible, wicked looking knife called a cake saw!

I know I should buy Ottolenghi's cookbooks, since every recipe I've made of his is pure gold…I will, I will (as soon as I get my new kitchen with a cookbook shelf over the sink window..sigh)…I imagine you could just start from the very beginning and make every single recipe one after the next and never be disappointed.