by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, who died on December 6, 1779, at 80 years of age.
I have an early Christmas present to share today:
I had always heard that one of these stove-top "espresso" pots wouldn't work on my glass top stove, but I was wrong. This makes a fun cuppa, and a little variety truly is the spice of life.
Please join me at Bleubeard and Elizabeth's weekly T party. Share a post with a drink reference. You'll receive a warm welcome.
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...still lifes have always been a wonderful artform and the design of everyday items if well done can be timeless. I'm not a coffee drinker, that stove-top "espresso" pot sure is classy.
ReplyDeleteAmazing how the artist was able to paint the glass of water to look so real, and I like the handle on his coffee pot. The Bialetti dude indicating the espresso (though I really want to say expresso) pot is number 1 is adorable. Happy T Day
ReplyDeleteWonderful painting, and I love your little espresso maker, have fun with it. Happy T day, Valerie
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a coffee pot like the one in Chardin's painting. And how exciting to get a new toy. Not being a coffee drinker I am not up on all the new techniques to make a cup or mug. I just remember learning to "cook" the coffee in an old electric percolator for my parents (I think the first thing they taught us to do as they were big into the coffee culture). I recently heard somewhere why they said cook the coffee, has to do with the old stovetop percolators. Love this week's mug too. Happy T day. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteI still have Mother's old percolator from the 50s, and it still works! It brings back such fond memories of the smell and sound of morning coffee from long before I'd tasted coffee :)
DeleteInteresting mug you have, it matches to the painting's pot so well. I've not seen one of those pots on your stove before - if it works, yeah for the gift.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful painting! I love the way they artist caught the light 😁. It looks rather similar to your photo too with the colours and pottery, I'm loving your mug and I'm glad to hear that you can make a fun cuppa with your espresso pot! Happy T Tuesday! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteGreat painting and photo. That looks like a fun coffee maker to have. Happy T-Day!
ReplyDeleteOhhh, we have these in red and green (but it was a long time hubby used them) - I´m more the tea person. Life-like painting, too, happy T-Day!
ReplyDeleteLook at you. Your new Christmas coffee pot is emulating the painting. That's a fabulous espresso pot and pairs nicely with Chardin's painting, too. Thank you for sharing both with us for T this Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteI love the painting and I love kitchen items especially the older ones-I love your espresso pot-looks fun to use-enjoy using it!!
ReplyDeleteHappy T Hugs kathy
fab coffee references today- and congrats on the new espresso pot! Happy T day!
ReplyDeleteI don't know about espresso pots but that mug is amazing and beautiful! And the painting you shared has another lovely piece of pottery. Love that tea pot.
ReplyDeleteHappy Tea Day,
Kate
Great pix -- Chardin's _and_ yours!
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It looks a good picture, your own mug looks like it matches the pot in the picture. My hubby uses a coffee pot like your new one all the time and wouldn't be without it. Happy T day wishes.
ReplyDeleteYvonne xx
Very cool analogous images, D. I'm glad that your espresso pot works for you.
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Happy T-day! Eileen xx
It might be new to you but it is an old fashioned Bialetti. The every day Italian coffee maker. If you buy the right coffee, it will make you a delicious cup of espresso. While the coffee is coming out of the little holes, it will first emit a yellow foam. Scoop that foam up with a teaspoon and put it in a small cup. Add some sugar and feverishly whip it up with a spoon. Then when your coffee is ready, spread some of that heavenly foam on top (of your coffee)
ReplyDeleteSorry I'm late, but happy (belated) T-Day,
Hugs,
Lisca. Divine!
I've seen them for ages but had been told they wouldn't work except on gas, and then I was told they'd work on electric but not on my glass-top stove. They were wrong, I'm happy to say. Thanks for the info about the foam. I'll try it :)
DeleteThe little mug came from a local annual art/crafts fair. It was different than anything I'd seen before, and I've seen nothing like it since. I love it. Smaller than a regular mug but bigger than an espresso cup. :)
By the way, that is an awesome mug!
ReplyDeleteI do like the painting, and I love your little espresso maker, enjoy it :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan