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Shax Riegler

DISHES — Paperback Out this Fall!

Look for the paperback in November 2013!

A Globe-Trotting, Century-Hopping Celebration of the Art of the Dinner Plate!

Originally published in October 2011

From classic blue-and-white to colorful Fiesta and beyond, plates bring color, art, and craftsmanship to our dinner tables. DISH offers something for everyone who's ever (even slightly) pondered the seemingly endless possibilities of patterns for their table. With a bold, lively mix of pieces, it's a visual extravaganza of more than 800 plates—spanning time periods and styles—delivering a feast for the eyes of collectors and casual admirers alike.

WATCH THE VIDEO!


Praise for DISH
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One of the best books of the year!
—Amazon.com
One of the most stylish books of the year!
—Time.com
"A true feast for the eyes."
—RealSimple.com
"Fun and informative, it's a joy to read, and looks fantastic on my coffee table, to boot!"
—Apartment Therapy
"A visual feast, a celebration of the diverse world of dinner plates, from porcelain to melamine and everything in between."
—BookPage
"You certainly won't be indifferent towards a dish after perusing Shax Riegler's Dish."
—Epicurious
"Fuel for my obsession with dishes."
—Pilar Viladas, The New York Times T Magazine blog
"Required reading."
—Remodelista
"The ultimate 'accessoration' book!!!"
—The Accessorator
"Much more than just a coffee table book."
—Beth Fish Reads


Excerpts, Interviews, Misc.
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"Feast for the Eye: A 1939 World's Fair Souvenir Plate" (239 KB)

—Gastronomica, Winter 2012

"Anything but Plain White"
—The Wall Street Journal, 9/17/11
"Birds of a Feather"
—Saveur, November 2011
"14 China Patterns that Have Stood the Test of Time"
—HouseBeautiful.com
"Canton Native Dishes on Dinner Plates in New Book"
—The Canton Repository, 4/18/12
"What's Your Place Setting Personality?"
—Chicago Tribune "Sunday" magazine, 1/8/12
"Which Dishes Should I Get?"
—Featured in the nationally syndicated column "At Home with Marni Jameson." Appeared in Arizona Daily Star, Contra Costa Times, Denver Post, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Marin Independent-Journal, Mountain Democrat, New Orleans Times Picayune, Raleigh News & Observer, Northwest Indiana Times, The Oklahoman, Orlando Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
"Dusting off the China"
—Santa Rosa Press Democrat, 11/18/11
A featured Tastemaker Tag Sale!
—One Kings Lane, 3/6-10/12
"A Conversation with Shax Riegler," The City Cook
"Shax Riegler knows better than anyone how the functional and the beautiful come together in our dinner plates."
Interview with Ann & Peter Haigh, On the Menu Radio (3.91 MB)
TV appearance: Better Connectictut
—WFSB (Channel 3), Hartford/New Haven, 11/10/11
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