A PRODUCT DISCOVERY – How to get that pot luck from here to there

By Larry Dietz –

If you love to cook, you probably have friends who invite you to dinner at their place. So you almost certainly have been in a situation where you’ve offered to make something and once you’ve made it you have to figure out how to get the dish to their house.

Easy if you’re driving, right? How many times have I remembered to put towels on the back seats of the car so that a sharp turn wouldn’t result in drenching the Saab version of Corinthian leather? How many times have I forgotten?

And if you’re on foot or taking a cab or public transportation, the challenge is magnified.

Enter Vonny Faucheux, who along with her husband Jerry, drew on Louisiana roots, where there’s plenty of plenty of food-sharing, to create a casserole tote that is both practical and stylish. With a laminated canvas exterior, it will hold a 9×13 dish, and has an outside pocket for utensils. My wife, who put one into service for a New York City dinner party, says that the inner container is also useful for delicate ingredients.

Naturally, Vonny and Jerry have market totes (gotta get the ingredients to go into those casseroles) and lunch totes (for the day-after leftover) in the same bright colors. You can find their complete range at www.vonny.com.