“Food Stories”

Before: Shut the door and you’d immediately feel better

> Today: Since there’s no longer a boundary between kitchen and living room, it’s important to separate them using a few tricks to anchor the kitchen in its own space. These include painting the ceiling in a rich colour, or installing a coloured zellige splashback or even a strip of wallpaper with contrasting prints.

The way to our hearts is through our stomachs…

And, according to foodies, this begins with our eyes, then our noses… Sitting down to eat together is thus a time to contemplate, for both ourselves and our guests. Linen, crockery, candles… the art of table dressing lies at the heart of these shared experiences, so it’s worth giving your accessories some thought. With the Western world’s new passion for ceramics and their ‘rural’ qualities, dinnerware sets made of clay, earthenware or porcelain are very much in favour. The more ‘artisanal’ they look, the better. And don’t hesitate to add a few flea market finds: beautiful plates, crystal glasses, silver cutlery… You might have noticed that methodically matching dinnerware tends to feature much less in wedding lists, not to mention contemporary crockery, devoid of meaning. And let’s take the term table linen as read: there is, indeed, nothing more elegant than a linen tablecloth or placemats. This fabric has the advantage of not needing to be ironed (!) – its rough, crumpled qualities give it all its charm. In the same vein, why not dye an old sheet and give it a new lease of life as a tablecloth? Place a pretty bouquet of country flowers in the centre of your table, or a few glass bottles displaying long candles, and watch the magic happen! Numerous other “kitchen totems” and the art of celebrating everyday life are experiencing a heyday in the social networks. This trend was triggered by the quarantine. Give your creativity free rein and enjoy this enchanting activity with your children.