About twenty-five years ago, at a small auction house in France, a fascinating (to me) piece appeared for sale: a soup tureen made of hand painted and glazed ceramic, with the Hebrew word ...

Taste and correct the seasoning if necessary. Serve in soup bowls or in a soup tureen garnished with a blob of whipped cream, sprinkle with thyme leaves and thyme or chive flowers.

Her husband is head of his family's porcelain company, Villeroy und Boch. "My favourite is this wonderful old soup tureen, it's been in my husband's family for ages. We still use it – every ...