Cloth Napkins

The rare and easily accessible household object that combines function and beauty (or whimsy, or both), I'm a stan for little cloth towels/napkins whether they are Japanese tenugui, part of sets, stray dish cloths from Trader Joe's, or somewhere farther afield. Originally inspired by dinner at a Parisian friend's family home probably a decade ago, we started using little cloths for pretty much everything in the kitchen and dining room. Sure, avoiding paper towels is nice for the environment,...