Alice's Mortar and Pestle

Handmade in the United States.

Drawn from the kitchen collection of Alice Waters, this versatile and hard-wearing mortar and pestle is based on Alice’s own Japanese suribachi for making vinaigrettes, pounding sauces, and grinding spices. Reproduced to Alice’s exacting standards by ceramicist Colleen Hennessey in Mendocino, California, the ceramic mortar is paired with a hand-turned pestle made of solid, sustainably-sourced maple. Thrown and glazed by hand, each ceramic bowl displays slight variation.

7.5”Dia x 3”H
7” Pestle

To season mortar and remove any excess clay grit prior to use, grind a blend of sesame seeds or rice with coarse salt. To clean the mortar after use, soak and hand wash with gentle soap and water. Hand dry. Pestle can be cleaned with warm water and very little soap, if any. Keep pestle dry and condition with mineral oil as needed.