Looking for a perfect bridal shower gift? Or wedding gift? Or perhaps just something new and pretty for your own entertaining needs?
Annieglass has you covered with its new spring line.
Watsonville designer Annie Morhauser has been handcrafting unique glassware for more than 30 years. Made in her Watsonville studio, her elegant pieces have been featured at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino, and at the Four Seasons resorts. Celebs Jennifer Aniston and John Grisham are reported fans, too.
You’ll find the designs at her store, which opened last year in San Jose’s Santana Row.
Annieglass debuts new collections only twice a year. The new spring collection is all about spring blooms with bowls and glasses with scalloped, petal edges. The pieces range in price from $67 to $240.
CONTEST: See that gorgeous Annieglass large Grove Plank Cheese Board at the top of this post? The wood grain and knots were actually textured using wood grain from an actual tree. The 15-by-8-inch hand-made glass board (valued at $113) is durable, chip-resistant and dishwasher-safe. It’s one of Annieglass’ best sellers.
Imagine serving cheese, crackers, fruit or canapes to friends and family from that stunning piece. You can — if you’re the winner of this contest.
One lucky Food Gal reader will receive that glass board. Entries, limited to those on the continental United States, will be accepted through midnight PST April 16. Winner will be announced April 18.
How to win?
This glass cheese board is no doubt destined to be an heirloom, no matter who receives it. Tell me about one of your most treasured keepsakes (culinary or otherwise) that was gifted to you, and why it has such important meaning. Most memorable answer wins.
Here’s my own answer to that question:
Maybe it’s a little silly, but one of the things I still have — and know I always will have — is a six-inch plastic Snoopy dressed as a World War I flying ace, complete with a fake suede aviator’s helmet and goggles perched on his head. It’s a bit dusty, and his nose has faded a little from the years. I’m sure my Dad must have gotten it from my aunt who used to work at the company that manufactured Peanuts toys. He would keep items like that hidden at the very top of his closet, where no one else could see them. As a tot, whenever I was miserably ill with a fever or flu, my Dad would climb on top of a step stool to that top shelf to retrieve one of those hidden treasures. He would surprise me with it, hoping it would make his little girl feel better, if even for a moment. Decades later, whenever I spy that old toy, now sitting on a small table in our guest room, it always makes me feel better. Even though he passed away years ago, it’s a reminder that a father’s love truly is eternal.