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Four Porcelain Crème Brûlée Dishes by Sur La Table

$22.00

  • Details
    All four dishes (white) come with purchase. Great condition and all 4 are the 7-ounce tartlet (5.7" X 1.1") Sur La Table dishware is resistant to stains, chips, crazing and scratches. Sur La Table fires their porcelain dishes at high temps and are oven safe up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. These dishes are dishwasher, microwave and freezer safe.

    About Sur La Table: revised from Wikipedia
    Sur La Table is a privately held retail company based in Seattle, Washington, that sells kitchenware including cookware, cutlery, cooks' tools, small electrics, tabletop and linens, bakeware, glassware and bar, housewares, food, and outdoor products. As of October 2018, Sur La Table sold products in 184 stores in 32 states across the United States, as well as through their website and catalogs. Cooking classes are available in over 80 stores. Sur La Table has a blog, A Sharp Knife & Salt, that focuses on food, chefs, restaurants and products. Many of the company's stores offer culinary classes with plans to include a kitchen in every new store. The company's corporate headquarters is located in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood.
    In French, "sur la table" means on the table. The corporation was founded by Shirley Collins in 1972 when she opened a single retail location in Seattle's Pike Place Market.
    In 1995, Collins sold the company.
    In 2005, Kathy Tierney took over as the chief executive officer and advocated an expansion policy of opening new stores in "lifestyle centers", malls, and on city streets "with a mix of upscale national brands and creative local merchants, anchored by an upscale or organic-themed grocery store that encourages frequent trips." Sur la Table became the second-largest specialty cookware retailer in the United States behind Williams Sonoma.
    In January 2011, Sur la Table launched a website and gift registry program.
    In September 2011, Sur La Table was purchased by Bahrain-based Investcorp for an undisclosed amount. It had 86 stores.
    On February 18, 2020, it was reported that Sur La Table and Discovery, Inc.'s Food Network Kitchen streaming service would team up together to produce a "first-of-its-kind cooking ecosystem" which will allow students to participate with the in-store cooking class via online streaming.
    In March 2020, the company closed all 130 outlets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, the company announced that it would indefinitely lay off 27 workers, or about 18% of the staff, at its corporate headquarters in Georgetown. The separations began on July 1 and did not include severance packages.
    In July 2020, Sur La Table filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was acquired by Marquee Brands and CSC Generation for $88.9 million. By September 2020, it planned to close 73 stores.
    In March 2025, Sur La Table bought floundering Seattle Coffee Gear.

    NOTE:
    Crème Brûlée , also known as burnt cream, Cambridge burnt cream, or Trinity cream, and virtually identical to crema catalana, is a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a layer of hardened caramelized sugar. It is normally served slightly chilled; the heat from the caramelizing process tends to warm the top of the custard, while leaving the center cool. The custard base is generally flavored with vanilla in French cuisine but can have other flavorings. It is sometimes garnished with fruit.
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