Four cocktail forks with handles cast from real pea pods. Each handle is a single pod, leaves and all, finished in bronze. The tines are stainless. The pieces feel substantial in the hand and read as both a dinner-table tool and a piece of art.

Set them out for olives and cheese, oysters and lemon, the antipasto course on a long table. Or just leave them in a pewter cup on the bar and watch them get used.

For the host whose entertaining is detailed. For a wedding gift the recipients will keep on the open shelf. For the friend who already owns the everyday flatware and is ready for the special-occasion fork.

Cast in New York by Michael Michaud.