Kitchen Treasures: Butcher Trays Aged With Family History

Kitchen Treasures: Butcher Trays Aged With Family History
One of her grandfather's old butcher trays now holds Jessica DeLuise's coffee and tea. Jessica DeLuise
Crystal Shi
Crystal Shi
Home and Food Editor
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In the kitchen of wellness expert Jessica DeLuise, of Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, her morning coffee and tea sit atop a treasured family heirloom.
What is your most treasured kitchen possession? Antique butcher deli trays. They belonged to my grandfather. He emigrated from Italy in the mid-1960s with no money or business skills. He began a very successful business in the Bronx, New York, at the Arthur Avenue Market selling beans, coffee, grains, and canned items from Italy, and he owned the store until he passed away. When I purchased and renovated our home, my mother passed the trays on to me to use in my kitchen.
Crystal Shi
Crystal Shi
Home and Food Editor
Crystal Shi is the home and food editor for The Epoch Times. She is a journalist based in New York City.