I'm looking for a set of soup bowls made especially for serving
vichyssoise. Such a set would include two bowls per setting, a smaller
one for the soup and a larger one to contain the crushed ice into
which the soup bowl would be nested. (I envision the larger bottom
bowl to be of stainless steel.) My searches of the most prominent
kitchen supply companies have not yet yielded anything of the kind.

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Clarification of Question by nautico-ga on 19 Dec 2005 11:29 PST

Pink, the bowls shown on Ebay come close, though I'd like to find
something a bit more formal. Hence the notion of a stainless steel
bottom bowl. I'm sure I've seen such a set in a restaurant, though my
searches of restaurant supply houses have yielded nothing yet of this
sort.

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Clarification of Question by nautico-ga on 19 Dec 2005 11:50 PST

Pink, the ceramic sets you've pointed me to are a bit too rustic for my purposes.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 19 Dec 2005 11:59 PST

Something like this?http://www.westernsilver.com/silver_hollowware/caviar_bowl_baroque.html

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 19 Dec 2005 11:59 PST

Sorry about the link.

Try this one.

http://www.westernsilver.com/silver_hollowware/caviar_bowl_baroque.html

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Clarification of Question by nautico-ga on 19 Dec 2005 12:04 PST

Bobbie, that IS gorgeous and a steal at $769/setting! :)

Pink and Bobbie, this comes closest to what I envision:

http://tinyurl.com/atd27

though, Pink, your reference to your aunt's gazpacho bowls is even
closer. I shall not be deterred!

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 19 Dec 2005 12:05 PST

Or these servers?

http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=184316

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Clarification of Question by nautico-ga on 19 Dec 2005 12:11 PST

Bobbie, those caviar/shrimp servers could serve my purpose, though the
top bowl is awfully small. I just know that what I seek is out there
somewhere!

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 19 Dec 2005 12:12 PST

Here's another one.
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/601-6984292-2328140?_encoding=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B0001ANTPW

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Clarification of Question by nautico-ga on 19 Dec 2005 12:20 PST

Bobbie, ha ha! You ARE adaptive! Make your responses your answer and
we'll call it a day!

Dear Nautico,

Thank you for accepting my suggestions as the answer to your question.

I am reposting the information below to make it official.


Caviar bowl  
http://www.westernsilver.com/silver_hollowware/caviar_bowl_baroque.html
 

Caviar/shrimp servers  
http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=184316
 

Martini chiller  
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-5/qid=1135023959/ref=sr_1_5/601-6984292-2328140?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=B0007PCGEG


Happy Holidays!
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 19 Dec 2005 12:30 PST

Simple Nesting Bowls

Matte-white glazed stoneware for everyday or entertaining. Sized for
mixing and serving

http://ww5.westelm.com/cat/pip.cfm?sid=WEE1RHMLPKOH4DGRZ090QYECN7YJSPT9200512191228&refurl=&gids=e015&ftest=1&cmreferrer=&cm%5Fven=SEARCHDEX&cm%5Fpla=Content&cm%5Fite=MasterURL&cm%5Fcat=General&cid=entser&bnrid=3900119&area=shp&flash=on&mjrVer=4&mnrVer=4

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 19 Dec 2005 12:34 PST

Thank you for the tip!
--Bobbie7

Bobbie, thanks for the heroic effort. I may end up ordering one of the
glass server sets you found. They're adequate, though not perfect,
substitutes for what I have in mind. Perhaps suppliers of the latter
are simply not googleable. Oh, say it ain't so!

I wonder if these bowls might meet your needs:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Ceramic-Dip-Chilling-Bowl-Set-Christmas-Party-Free-Gift_W0QQitemZ4427352441QQcategoryZ45504QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Here's a similar ceramic bowl set:

http://currentcatalog.com/productDetail~subCatID~716~superprodid~9575.asp

Yet another set in ceramic:

http://www.terrysvillage.com/tvweb/application?origin=page.jsp&namespace=browse&event=link.externalProductDetails&categoryId=122645&BP=271&cm_mmc=Shopping.com-_-datafeed-_-datafeed-_-datafeed&sku=91/2165

Sorry I couldn't find what you want. I haven't seen anything in
stainless steel that would be an appropriate size.

Many long years ago, my aunt had a set of gazpacho-chilling bowls. The
upper bowl was dark blue ceramic, and the lower bowl was copper (or at
least it looked like copper). I couldn't find anything like this on
the Web, but thought I should mention the gazpacho connection.

Nautico,
I would suggest using a soup cup or a fruit or cereal bowl/cup with a
soup plate/bowl (aka deep dish) for the ice.  These are pieces that
many porcelain manufacturers have, but I wasn't very successful in
finding examples.
This one perhaps, just to see a selection of possible items:
http://www.royaldoulton.com/website/product/mouseover.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302025147&bmUID=1135031007054&bmLocale=en_GB

Regards, Myoarin