Straight From the Diner
Bold diner checks that instantly upgrade your table—because plain white plates from anywhere else just don’t do the job.
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THE FULL SET
SHOP ALL DISHESGo all in on Checkerboard, because if you’re going to set the table, you might as well make it look like a diner that knows what it’s doing.
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THE SIDE PLATE
SHOP THE PLATEPerfectly sized for snacks, sides, and “just a little something,” even when that little something turns into a second helping.
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THE PLATTER
SHOP THE PLATTERBuilt for bottomless coffee, strong opinions, and absolutely no foam art.
"The checkerboard pattern is what I've had in my kitchen forever. In fact, if my dishes could talk they would say, 'Get me out of here, her cooking sucks!'"
-- Julie Gaines, Founder
Julie's Picks
Essential Checkerboard
- Diameter: 10 ½”
- Glazed and triple-fired stoneware
- Non-porous
- Dishwasher and microwave safe
- Capacity: 14 oz
- Diameter: 5 ⅝”
- Height: 2”
- Glazed and triple-fired stoneware
- Non-porous
- Dishwasher and microwave safe
- Length: 10”
- Width: 4 ½”
- Glazed and triple-fired stoneware
- Non-porous
- Dishwasher and microwave safe
- Capacity: 12 ¾ oz
- Diameter: 9”
- Height: 1 ⅝”
- Glazed and triple-fired stoneware
- Non-porous
- Dishwasher and microwave safe
- Size: 20" x 20"
- 80% Cotton / 20% Polyester
- Machine Washable
Straight Out of the Diner
If these checks look familiar, it could be that they featured in diner scenes in Sex In The City, because who do you tink they called to nail it?!
Just the right kind of checks
More than just a pattern, Checkerboard is part of our kitchen history. It’s the kind of dishware you might joke about (“if these could talk…”), but also the one you reach for again and again
These are the same checks that graced roadside diners in the 1930s and lined the rims of classic restaurant ware found in our vintage collections. Not too big, not too small, and just the right kind of imperfect, this is the checker design done right — the kind that feels familiar before you even sit down.
The Facts
- 8 out of 10 Cooks
- Agree that everything looks more official on checkerboard.
- 94% of People
- Say food tastes better on checkerboard. The other 6% were distracted by the fries...and who could blame them?
- 42% of Moods Improve
- When the diner has checkerboard. Maybe not scientifically proven, but emotionally undeniable.
- 7 out of 8 Booths
- Prefer a table with checkerboard dishes, and deeply distrust anything described as “minimalist.”
