Hearthbeats Vintage Kitchenwares

From Pyrex to potlucks, we honor the stories behind every dish. Ever find yourself wandering dazed through Bed Bath & Beyond, dreaming about how cool and cozy your abode would be if only you owned this cake caddy or that set of butter warmers? If so, do yourself a favor and avoid Hearthbeats. Not only will your heart go all a-flutter at the sight of the selection of antique cooking

and serving wares, but should you momentarily pass out from the head-rush of it all and break something on your way down to the floor, you might find yourself paying for a 1930s china tea set you didn't even get to use. One of the best pit stops along Cherokee Street's wonderful Antique Row, Hearthbeats stocks an enviable, cute-as-all-get-out collection of vintage cookie cutters, cordial glasses, brandy decanters, wash pitchers and basins, coffee/tea/flour/sugar canisters and other nostalgic trifles (such as a set of drinking glasses emblazoned with one of Pepsi's old logos: "You got the right one baby, uh-huh"). A sign hanging from the front door reads, "If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen." If you want the best kitchen kitsch, go to Hearthbeats. Riverfront Times, Best of St. Louis 2005, Best Kitchen Kitsch
riverfronttimes.com | Originally Published: September 29, 2005