World Famous Chef, Thomas Keller Creates Raynaud 'Checks' Pattern to Recreate a Luxurious Dining Experience at Home

I'm in love with the houndstooth pattern; it is a classic pattern that has recently been finding it's way back into fabrics. Thomas Keller, the chef and owner of possibly the world's best resturant, French Laundry, loves the pattern too and doesn't think it should only apply to the world of fabrics. He has decided to bridge the two industries and introduce houndstooth to the world of table dinnerware.

Together, Thomas Keller and Limoges porcelain maunfacturer, Raynaud, commissioned a new line of porcelain that would be used in Keller's resturant, Per Se, in New York City. Patrons feast in luxury as they sit in the two-tired dining room overlooking Central Park and eat upon Keller's specially designed china 'Checks' which features a subtle houndstooth pattern around the rim of the dinnerware to echo the black-and-white checks of the chefs pants.

What would be more perfect than having a world famous chef, an artist of food, work with a world renowned maunfacturer of porcelain to design and create the plates and bowls you eat from? In my opinion, nothing; it is a perfect combination. Keller understands the part porcelain plays in both the creation and the pleasure of tasting the meal. Raynaud understands the porcelain needed to produce the highest quality fine china that will create a truely luxurious dining experience. Click here to directly see Raynaud's Dinnerware Collection available on the Sallie home website.