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“I stared at the objects before me: cold coffee in a cup of thick white glass, folded napkin, spoon with a liquid coffee shadow…

— Mary Gaitskill

“I attended a dinner party where the hostess kept the bottle of water sequestered under the table, guarded by her feet during the entire…

— David Lebovitz

“Not a spoon clinked against a mug, not a creamer was popped, peeled and opened, not a breath. It was as though something else…

— Louise Penny

“Her first proceeding there was to unlock a tall press, bring out several bottles, and pour some of the contents of each into my…

— Charles Dickens

“I looked at the piles of plates and cups, and kettles, and bottles and jars, and pies and stoves, and cakes, and tomatoes, &c.,…

— Jerome K. Jerome

“This was going to be the best cup of tea ever, even if it did look piss weak and oily. He took a gentle…

— Simon Dunn

“The kitchen was the bivouac of an insurgent army. Every surface had been colonised by objects that had nothing to do with cooking: a…

— Jeet Thayil

“His guests found it fun to watch him make tea -- mixing careful spoonfuls from different caddies.”

— James Hilton

“...That Great Cocktail Cabinet in the Sky...”

— Nigella Lawson

“She had packed two china teacups, wrapped in paper towels. She would not drink from anything else. He”

— Alice McDermott

“The King had advertised the old magic tea set, but for some reason, no one wanted sugar teeth that could gouge their eyes out.”

— Heather Dixon

“Put on some lipstick, pour yourself a drink and pull yourself together . Well, she couldn’t pour herself a drink, but she could put…

— Michelle Osgood