The thing I love the most about fancy schmancy restaurants are the cute little balls of butter. Honestly, if I knew how to make them, I would have a hundred in my freezer just waiting to be used. There in lies the downfall of the butter ball for me. It’s always frozen! Have you ever tried to butter your dinner roll with frozen butter? As much as I love the little balls of butter, I would much rather have one of these brought to my table with my bread…

This is a French Butter Bell crock, and it keeps the butter spreadable because it’s at room temperature. You can find these over at Vat19.com, and I hope to find them at all of my favorite restaurants!