These are a few of our favorite things

If you would like to get us a wedding gift (and please do not feel obligated to!), we have created a couple of gift registries at stores we are fond of, including Crate & Barrel, Bed Bath & Beyond and Amazon.com. Our Crate & Barrel registry includes tableware, flatware, bakeware, and cookware, as well as other wares. Our Bed Bath & Beyond registry includes linens (bed), towels and a bath ensemble (bath), and various kitchen essentials and accessories (beyond). Both registries can be accessed either online (at the links above) or at stores: all you need is our names and wedding date. Finally, our Amazon.com registry includes all of the things we really wanted but couldn't find at our other two stores. It's not a list of our favorite DVD's and CD's, as you might imagine (we already have those); it's actually all kitchen and dining-related items. While we were putting together our registry, my sister, Kristen (who is a much better cook than I am), sent me some helpful suggestions from Cooks Illustrated and the folks at America's Test Kitchen on kitchen wares and gadgetry. Their suggestions sounded well-researched (and being a scientist, I like good research), so we decided to create an Amazon registry to ask for the cookware, appliances, accessories, and SPYDERCO 204MF Tri-Angle Sharpmaker System knife sharpener that we couldn't otherwise find. We would be deeply grateful to receive any of the gifts that we've registered for; certainly, though, the gift we would cherish most is your company on our wedding day.