DiSH will be hosting its First Old Fashioned Waffle Brunch! Please join us for a morning of waffles just like Mom used to make.  Each waffle will be brushed with creamy butter, drizzled with pure maple syrup, garnished with fresh strawberries, peaches, raspberries, and blueberries and topped with a mound of Whipped Cream.  And for a side treat, slices of lightly buttered toast freshly popped out of vintage toasters will be available, along with a selection of jams and jellies.  We’ll send you a date later.

In response to customer interest in the tablecloth under the Fiesta and Bauer on the Wakefield table in DiSH’s front window, more were ordered from Xochi. Made in India of 100% cotton, they complement a variety of colorware. Sizes include 60×60 ($45), 60×80 ($55), and a special 70″ round with yellow and apple green design ($50).  You’ll receive a 10% discount if you purchase one of these special tablecloths before May 1.

Lee has been invited to make a presentation at the May 6, 2008 Gypsy Traders meeting which will be held at DiSH.  He will share with the group the design history of toasters, waffle irons and coffee pots produced in the U.S. from 1920-60.

This meeting is not open to the public.  However, if you’d be interested in a “repeat” for DiSH customers, let us know. E-mail us at info@dishtheshop.com   

Inside Publications Of Sacramento recently did an interview with us regarding the shop…

We added an image gallery to our site.  Click on the word “Gallery” on the right hand nav. bar under PAGES or simply click here.  We’ll be adding captions and even some more photos over time, but we hope this will given those of you who haven’t had a chance to visit the shop a taste of what we offer.

 

 

The Sacramento Bee did a nice story on our shop today…

It’s unsettling to see the dishes from your college home economics class on display at a vintage dish shop.

It’s amazing that anyone considered the 40-year-old dishes valuable enough to save them from the Dumpster. Two former professors at California State University, Sacramento, gave the set a reprieve, adding them to their personal collections of retro dishware and small appliances. Now they are regally displayed at a new shop, Dish: The Shop on Riverside, in Land Park. Part museum and part retail space, the shop features dishware and other small items from the 1920s through the ’50s.

“It’s all from an era before planned obsolescence,” says Lee Anderson, one of the shop owners. He is a retired chairman of the design department at CSUS.

“I started collecting in the ’60s,” he says. “Back then we spent weekends doing what we called ’saleing’ – shopping yard sales. I started picking up interesting period pieces that were all made in the U.S. – things like old toasters and Fiesta (ware). I just liked the shapes and the colors.” 

Click here to read the full story: http://www.sacbee.com/107/story/714056.html

DiSH will be display a special collection “Art from the African Diaspora” on Saturday, February 9, 2008 from 6-8:30 p.m.   The display is from the collection of Felicienne and Melvin Ramey of Davis, California.  Both are retired professors, Felicienne from CSU Sacramento and Melvin from UC Davis.   Hope to see you there!

The impetus for opening DiSh started with a love of  “functional art” during the classic period of American design dating from the early1930’s through the 1950’s. During the 1960’s the American industrial economy began to shift from the U.S. to other countries – with that shift came a drastic change in the American design aesthetic.   DISH focuses on utilitarian objects made in the US from 1900 to 1959, with a special emphasis on the Golden Age of American Design. 

DiSH has several different dimensions.  It’s a gift shop offering a wide selection of vintage objects.  The emphasis is on items related to dining, including  glassware, barware, dinnerware, appliances and accessories.  DiSh is also a museum - representative examples of American design from the 1^st half of the 20^th Century are on permanent display offering a chronological survey of the evolution of U.S. design.  DiSh is also a gallery - local artists and design related exhibits are featured regularly.  Finally DiSH is a chocolate shop – three of the best regional chocolatiers are featured: XOX Truffles from San Francisco, Capital Confections from Sacramento, and Le Elegance from Davis.

 

DISH is planning a Private Cocktail Party on Valentines Day, February 14, 2008  - You’re invited!  Drinks from the 40’s and 50’s will be fiatured, especially Martini’s and Manhattans.   

  

Check out the very kind write up Ann Martin Rolke did on the shop:  http://www.sacatomato.com/2007/12/the_dish_on_dish.html