Making food look good. I want new drinking glasses....
Being a good cook has always included making the food look good. How it's plated. Remember when they gave away a FREE drinking glass with every tank of gas? Yes....I'm still using those! I've never actually purchased glassware for setting a table with. Or...juice glasses. I've started looking around. I like the thick, heavy glass bottomed drinking glasses....they look nice...or my husband likes the ones that are dimpled ALL over, have a nice grip, they look hand blown....
I purchased several of these for juice. They remind me of a Whiskey Sour glass....
Any suggestions for me? Any you think look nice?
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