A 12-piece Noritake dinnerware set makes every meal feel gourmet This is the story of how I came to own my first set of matching dinnerware. There was no agonizing over brands and styles, or saving dozens of inspiration images on Pinterest and Instagram. Instead, I just copied friends who had me over for dinner.
Granted, these friends are a pair of gourmets who, over a few gatherings, have generously served homemade pasta, steak, paella, and more?all tied together with restaurant-worthy presentation.
Their dinnerware" A gray-black and cream set from Japanese tableware company Noritake?s Colorwave series. The dishes, available in a range of hues spanning the rainbow, are sold on the brand?s own website and through home goods retailers like Wayfair and Bed, Bath, and Beyond. My friends got theirs from Macy?s, which has an exclusive 12-piece set of four dinner plates, four pasta plates/soup bowls, and four rice bowls in blue, slate, or graphite. The list price is $384, but the set is often on sale?perhaps most dramatically on Black Friday, when it was offered for just $79.99 last year.
I mulled over the deal the entire day, and that night, just hours before the extreme discount would expire, I found myself at a party with my Gourmet Friends?and on the Macy?s website on my phone. Emboldened by the kismet, I proceeded to tap in my credit card number, and secured my best Black Friday buy yet.

Jenny Xie
The 12-piece Noritake Colorwave (Graphit...