by Dave Turner | Nov 3, 2014 | Journal
The Skarfur Collection by Guðný Hafsteinsdóttir Recently, one of our contributing writers, Michael Warner, wrote a piece on how boring the tabletop experience had become. Decades of white dinnerware on top of white napery, justified by the notion of creating a canvass...
by Dave Turner | Sep 1, 2014 | People
by Michael Warner I did it. Guilty as charged. We all do it, but that doesn’t matter. The point is, I did it and I have to atone for it. Here’s is how it all happened. My colleague and I had only two days in Madrid to identify the perfect tapas bar, at least as...
by Dave Turner | Jul 16, 2014 | Journal
Guest columnist Michael Warner’s latest adventure had him visiting a 100 year old neighborhood tapas and wine bar in Madrid – La Casa del Abuela – and sharing his impressions on their tabletop and its role in his visit. As he describes it….he...
by Dave Turner | Jun 17, 2014 | People
Michael Warner Dining is much more than the food. And the dinnerware is much more than simply framing the food. All of us in the hospitality tableware trade, and lovers of fine dining, have endured decades of painfully boring white dinnerware on white napery, in...
by Dave Turner | May 6, 2014 | Journal
Industry pro Michael Warner shares his thoughts on the evolution of hospitality tabletop and where it might go next. Did he really say…bricks….on the tabletop!?To read Michael’s thoughts, go here and scroll...