A wooden salad bowl, because of its heirloom quality and high price tag, can feel aspirational, like something you’d put on a wedding registry. But you don’t have to wait for a momentous life event to ...

When my girlfriend and I saw this salad dressing bowl that looked like a big handmade mug at a New York City craft fair, I thought it was cute, but gently told her that we probably didn’t need it. Isn ...