Cook in the Macanudo

So is the cigar-smoking thing established in restaurants or is it just a flash in the skillet? Here’s your answer: Gourmet Gear, the Venice specialist in chefs’ and waiters’ uniforms that took the restaurant world by storm a couple of years ago by selling chefs’ pants printed with a chile pepper pattern, now offers a design with cigars on it.

Call (800) 682-4635 for catalog.

The Harvest Table

No matter what colors are in fashion, this is always the time of year for harvest gold and winter squash green. And every turkey deserves a fine platter on which to be presented. We like this pattern from Midwest of Cannon Falls for its Italianate feel and its true autumn tones.

Platter, $65; fruit bowl, $60; available at Fair Oaks Pharmacy, South Pasadena.