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A Cloth Upon the Table

The Quiet Revolution of Eating Together.

By Marcie Stokman & Margherita Vezzani · Hardcover · 240 pages

Expected release: Autumn 202

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An Excerpt

Chapter One — The Cloth

There is a small, almost invisible gesture that changes everything. Before the plates, before the bread, before the wine — a cloth is unfolded and placed upon the table. It is a quiet act, the kind we rarely notice. And yet, it is the beginning of every meal worth remembering.

The table is not just furniture. It is the stage on which our days are set: the morning coffee, the family dinner, the long Sunday lunch that stretches into evening. To dress it is to say: this matters. We matter.

In a time that asks us to eat faster, alone, in front of screens, the simple ritual of laying a cloth becomes something close to resistance. A quiet revolution, if you will. It says we still believe in slowness, in presence, in the company of those we love.

— From “A Cloth Upon the Table”

What's Inside

Twelve chapters, one shared table.

On Slowness

Why the longest meals are the ones we remember best.

Setting the Stage

Why the longest meals are the ones we remember best.

Bread & Companionship

The Latin root of friendship and the loaf at its center.

Recipes from the Workshop

Twelve simple dishes from our Italian kitchens.

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