Carbo Loading

Julia Child once remarked to a reporter, “How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like Kleenex?” 

No offense intended to any particular nation (on our end, at least—we can’t speak for Julia), but we’d have to agree with her on the importance of a good carb.

So here’s a collection of accessories beautiful enough for the food that can make or break a nation. Or, even better—the food whose breaking is the making of friends.