For operators looking to differentiate their guest's dining experience by adding texture to their tabletop, you definitely should consider Lodge Manufacturing's line of traditional cast iron tableware and serving pieces. With a variety of shapes form traditional rounds and ovals to specialty shapes like their guitar or mini skillet, Lodge has been producing quality cast iron pieces for over 100 years.
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Lodge's L-Series (left) and their Color Series(right) add an extra dash of style to your tabletop presentations.
Lodge has also introduced a variety of colored enamel pieces, as well. Lodge quality...with all the color. Whether its their L-SERIES or the LODGE COLOR SERIES, both are made with the same precision manufacturing that Lodge has been using for the last 116 years.

Looking to change up your presentation?.....Look at Lodge.
You can see the entire range of Lodge products for foodservice by going here: http://lodgemfg.com/
 
 
Maybe the New York Times is liking what they've been reading in TabletopJournal....

Recently, we wrote about Lodge Manufacturing's great cast iron serving pieces and how they - besides being terrific to cook with - add great texture to restaurant tabletops. Well, looky here.....today's New York Times has a great article on "a new breed" of roast chicken in, guess what ... cast iron.
Family owned and operated Lodge is the "real deal" for cast iron.....and has been since 1896. Check them out. You will be glad you did. To see the entire range of items from Lodge, go here: http://lodgemfg.com/

To read the New York Times article on "A New Breed of Roast Chicken - Cast Iron Seared" go here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/dining/a-new-breed-of-roast-chicken-cast-iron-seared.html?_r=1&hpw
 
 
Lodge Manufacturing has been making great cast iron cookware and serveware - in America - since 1896. So, if you've been looking to give your white dinnerware a little texture....a little color.....maybe even a little personality....consider Lodge serveware pieces. Available in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, Lodge cast iron serveware pieces are induction friendly and great at keeping the hot foods hot...and the cold foods cold!

Chef John Folse - "Others try to mimic what cast iron does naturally. No other cookware maintains heat better or is as versatile or durable."
To view the entire lineup of Lodge cast iron serveware pieces, go here: http://lodgemfg.com/
 
 
Here in America, we're always looking to buy American-made tabletop goods - provided they meet our value proposition expectations. Two quality companies that have been meeting that expectation for a long time are Lodge Manufacturing and Vic Firth Gourmet.
With more and more chefs looking to bring different textures to their tabletops, Lodge Manufacturing is seeing its Pittsburg, TN made skillets showing up as serving pieces and looking good doing it. While its true that there are products in Lodge's lineup that are made off-shore, the central part of their product lineup - and certainly the products they are known for - are made here in the U.S.A.
And certainly quality is what separates Vic Firth Gourmet salt and pepper mills from the rest and allows the company to make a lifetime guarantee on them. Made in Newport, Maine, where the company is the largest local manufacturer, Firth mills are used by chefs aaround the world who are seeking quality mills for adding just the right flavor to their menu items.
Lodge Manufacturing and Vic Firth - two companies where the quality of American-made makes all the difference.
To see their entire lineup of products go here:
Lodge Manufacturing:
http://lodgemfg.com/
Vic Firth Gourmet:
http://www.vicfirthgourmet.com/