You will find everything here. Some booths are very casual....items displayed on the ground or still in the boxes but others are like stepping into a shop in La Jolla. The prices just may be more reasonable at the fancy booth!
Now is a great time to shop for extra forks and spoons for holiday entertaining. It's fun mixing pattern on your table scape. Victorian era tableware has a piece for just about any purpose. My most recent fun find was a set of caviar forks. Just what I was looking for to use at our next YaYa meeting!
A note on flatware...I am often asked, "Is this sterling?" Usually, the answer is, "No." Sterling is very expensive and the best way to get it is inheritance! My sterling pattern was chosen for me when I was born and I was given pieces over the years. Thank goodness, I do like it. I also have my mother's sterling which is to die for. My parents were married in 1933 and received their pierced servers, spoons, fish forks and marrow spoons as wedding gifts.
Most of us who purchase our own flatware may consider silver plate for the "good stuff." It is usually available in a fancier pattern than stainless steel which is perfect for everyday. Silver plate is a layer of silver which has been applied over another metal. Some silver plate is worth as much as sterling but many pieces are affordable. Don't think you are buying second best when you chose plate.
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