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MarketBasket: A cellar for your fancy salt

A cellar for your fancy salt A big step up from that ragged box of kosher salt you keep in the pantry, ceramic artist Mimi McPhartlan's salt cellars are slip-cast in porcelain, glazed sunny yellow or cool blue, and come with a handmade scoop to match.

Mimi McPhartlan's porcelain salt cellars come in yellow or blue and have handmade scoops.
Mimi McPhartlan's porcelain salt cellars come in yellow or blue and have handmade scoops.Read more
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A cellar for your fancy salt

A big step up from that ragged box of kosher salt you keep in the pantry, ceramic artist Mimi McPhartlan's salt cellars are slip-cast in porcelain, glazed sunny yellow or cool blue, and come with a handmade scoop to match.

- Samantha Melamed
Mimi McPhartlan salt cellar, $35 at Art Star, 623 N. 2d St., Philadelphia, 215-238-1557.

Olive oil straight from the vineyard

Where there are grapes, the olive groves are often not far away. In many cases, olives grow on the same estates that have the vineyards. That's why I always browse the side table when I visit Moore Bros. wine in Pennsauken, where side products from their featured vintners are often on sale. This year, a gorgeous olive oil from Stolpman Vineyards is worth noting. Located in the Santa Ynez Valley, Stolpman grows syrah grapes in Ballard Canyon for some of California's best Rhone-style wines, including Sine Qua Non, Ojai, and its own label. The olive oil, meanwhile, is grown from traditional Italian varieties and reminded me of Tuscany with its vivid green hue and peppery finish. But with a buttery texture, distinct artichoke and grassy notes, it has a taste of California, too. This is a finishing oil worth the price.

- Craig LaBan

Stolpman Vineyards olive oil, $20 a 375 ml bottle, Moore Bros. Wine Co., 7200 N. Park Dr., Pennsauken, 888-686-6673.