Grace note

Present your sophisticated winter salads in streamlined style with these handmade Italian wood-tone bowls, then -- surprise! -- toss the bowls in the dishwasher for easy cleanup. Light and sturdy, these melamine beauties are made by Piacenza.

Piacenza “arca” and “triad” bowls. Oval “arca” bowl, left, is available in the 18-inch size ($56) at the L.A. Phil store at Disney Concert Hall downtown, (213) 971-3440, and in the 12-inch size ($39) at Pomp in Culver City, (310) 287-9944; the “triad” bowl ($60) is at the L.A. Phil store.

-- Susan LaTempa