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Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law a new bill that makes it legal for patrons to bring their dogs to restaurants, with some restrictions. While previously many restaurants allowed dogs in their outdoor patios, the practice was technically illegal. The new law brings some relief for restaurateurs who have been allowing dogs all along, and may help create even more dog friendly restaurant atmospheres in California. Continue reading →

Today's customer photo comes courtesy of Kathy Frizzel, who paired our RFL750X3 stainless steel table base with her custom, cracked glass table top. This unique and beautiful table and base combination really helps to compliment the underwater-themed colors in her dining area. Continue reading →

You can now find Tablebases.com on Pinterest! We realized that our customers have been pinning photos from our site to Pinterest for years now, helping to inspire restauranteurs looking for design tips, as well as those completing DIY home projects. Now, we're there to help out, comment, and answer any questions you may have about our Table Bases! Continue reading →

  Cheese is a particularly interesting, and varied, category of food, with different types made all over the world. They can be strong and pungent or mild, hard and crumbly or soft and smooth, with colors ranging from white to blue, yellow to beige. So would you be surprised to learn that a Sardinian sheep milk cheese is actually made using flies? Casu Marzu - roughly translated as "rotten cheese" - is made by purposefully allowing fly maggots to grow inside the cheese. This peculiar traditional method produces a soft cheese with a strong taste, and is surrounded by controversy. The traditional food's questionable legality makes it quite captivating. Read on for more information about this exotic piece of European tradition. Continue reading →

Summer is the perfect time of year to revamp your bar or outdoor patio and whip up some refreshing cocktails for your guests! At Tablebases.com, we have a wide selection of bar height table bases and table tops to help you create custom tables that fit with your style. No matter your tates, modern or vintage, minimal or decorative, we have high-quality table bases, chairs and table tops to suite your needs. Best of all, we are currently offering free shipping* for table base orders. Below are some of our favorite cocktails to help you get started with your summer celebrations! Table Bases shown above (from left to right): JSS18, Brasserie 3, CR17 Continue reading →

Wine is an important part of dining out for a lot of people. While beer and cider have their appropriate food pairings, and even mocktails are making a splash as the craft drinks scene really heats up, there is still nothing quite like a perfectly paired bottle of wine with your entrée. While Wine Spectator has been compiling a list of the best restaurant wine lists for some time, London based The World of Fine Wine recently introduced a 3 star rating system for wine lists. Continue reading →

Lion fish, with their beautiful color striations and menacing spiky fins, are known to most as aquarium spectacles. Little did we know, the poisonous fish are also, apparently, delicious to eat. That fact is going to be good for Florida and much of the East Coast of the United States in the coming years, where Lion fish are becoming a major ecological problem. The iconic fish is considered an invasive species that, for the last few decades, has been thriving in US waters, threatening the native species in our ecosystems. As the Miami Herald reports, organizations such as the NOAA are now encouraging fishing endeavors to focus on the venomous species to help control their booming populations. Continue reading →

Today's customer photo comes from Craftsman Design and Renovation, who used our Savile, cast iron table base to support a beautiful green granite table top. The idea was to have both the table base and table top disappear, while highlighting the built in benches. The choice of green granite really helps balance out the striking, black granite counter tops. With modern, clean lines accented by traditional elements, such as the bead board walls, the entire design really comes together to make a beautiful kitchen. Continue reading →

Our customer submission today comes courtesy of Susan Bowers, who - in a beautiful example of recycling -  used our PL3 table legs to breathe new life into her nearly 40 year old table top! No one could tell the story better than Susan herself, so her words are below: Continue reading →

Today's customer photograph was submitted by David Johnston, who paired our AS26TT bases with a marble table top to finish off his customized banquette. The AS series table bases have a minimal footprint, and are made from thick steel, making them an excellent choice for booths and other areas where space under the table is a concern. If you want to create a table like this for your home, be sure to check out our AS series table bases. Pair them with a granite or bamboo table top for the perfect dining table, desk or counter top. Continue reading →