50 – SEPTEMBER 2019
PHOTOGRAPHS: DANIELLE ATKINS (SHOP); ALEX LAU (PRODUCTS)
Away – Shop Tour
Benriner Mini
Mandoline
“Super cute and you
rarely see it outside
of Japan. It has the
same functionality as
the regular-size one
but is better for more
precise cuts.” $ 30
UROKOTORI
FISH SCALER
$20
Get all these
tools and more at
couteliernola.com
Blade Runners
At the new Nashville outpost of cutlery shop Coutelier, chefs and co-owners Brandt Cox and
Jacqueline Blanchard stock the tools they swear by. Here Blanchard shows us around
interview by BUDDY KITE
“ With an
average fish
scaler, scales
fly all over
the place—in
your hair, eyes,
everywhere!
But the side
wings on this
Japanese fish
scaler fix that.
Brass head,
great feel, and
it also doubles
as a meat
tenderizer.”
“Mark Reed
began forging
as therapy
after his military
service. We
love the rustic
look and the
solitude of his
process. He
uses reclaimed
American
steels, like
typewriter
keys.”
MARK REED
KNIVES
$160–$675
Mudslide Stoneware Mortar and Pestle
“We wanted something handmade and smaller
than the average granite style. This mortar and pestle
is hand thrown by Colin Dyck out of Santa Fe
and is perfect for making pesto or guacamole. Plus, it’s
just abrasive enough to grind whole spices.” $ 60
Rosilli Board
“As with a gnocchi
board, you take pasta
dough or dumplings
and just roll across with
your thumb. They’re
made by Bill Andersen,
who focuses on
traditional Italian pasta
tools and hand makes
these for us.” $ 95
