Fresh Ideas

Brighten Up!

Article by Jenny de Jesus, Photos by David Croxford

Issue Date: October 2007

Colorful Kitchen Accessories
Brighten up your kitchen and your day with fun-colored food preppin' tools.

Big, beautiful bowls like this one are just begging to be filled with fresh fruit. Hand- painted urban dot bowl, $35, from Pier 1 Imports, Ward Centers, 589-1204.

Chef Mario Batali’s signature orange color teams up with a classic design. Salt mills have never been so chic. 12” Mario Batali for Vic Firth Gourmet salt mill, $75, from Executive Chef, Ward Warehouse, 591-2602.

Spin your way to eight servings a day with this unusually fun-to-use Zyliss easy-spin salad spinner, $24, from Compleat Kitchen, Ala Moana Center, 944-1741.�

Bring kitchen decor full circle with casual, retro-print napkins. Circle napkins, $4 each, from SoHa, Ward Centre, 591-9777.

Add a splash of vibrant color to any table with a collection of these covetable multiuse bowls. Mandarin rice bowls, $5 each, from SoHa, Ward Centre, 591-9777.

Get to baking with these thoughtfully designed, durable measuring cups. Each one has a spout for easy pouring. Melamine measuring cups, $14, from Williams-Sonoma, Ala Moana Center, 951-5006.

On the flipside: A nonslip slicing-and-dicing surface is guaranteed with fun and functional rubber feet underneath. Architec “The Gripper” nonslip safe cutting board, $24.50, from Executive Chef, Ward Warehouse, 591-2602.