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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Serving Butter

Anna Stockwell talks the art of the butter mountain, the old-timey accessories worth collecting, and, of course, butter yellow.

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Feb 18, 2026
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By Lila Allen

About 10 years ago, my mother—an expert hostess—adopted a very specific, very peculiar habit: only serving her guests butter hand-delivered from France. My mom is also the type of lady who gets most of her cheese from Trader Joe’s and who relishes a good find at TJ Maxx (hey, me too), so it’s not as if she’s stockpiling other rare gourmand …

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