<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Ld8_Og_X76kSDT3R6NuBobtyL1w=/356x0:2492x1602/1310x983/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73883544/Berry_Lifestyle_Imagery5.0.jpg" /> <figcaption>Le. Creuset</figcaption> </figure> <p>Six years after it was discontinued, Berry, Le Creuset’s blast from the past, is being re-launched in the U.S. today</p> <p id="LmEgB7">As you probably know if you spend any time on the internet, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/24316196/pantone-2025-color-of-the-year-mocha-mousse-party">Pantone released its Color of the Year</a> this past December. <a href="https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year/2025?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAhvK8BhDfARIsABsPy4iTHWUSDr6vlB8y0MojYtzKVEcfrbc-NfJkYCLKoQqpuwLV95quXmkaAqR4EALw_wcB">Mocha Mousse</a>, a rich, cocoa powdery shade, wasn’t the only soft, brown-driven color to be touted as a brand’s annual pick: that same quarter, the paint company Benjamin Moore unveiled <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.benjaminmoore.com%2Fen-us%2Fpaint-colors%2Fcolor-of-the-year-2025&amp;referrer=eater.com&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2F2025%2F2%2F3%2F24356203%2Fle-creuset-brings-back-berry" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Cinnamon Slate</a>, a velvety brown with warm, plum undertones. Dunn-Edwards went with <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marthastewart.com%2Fdunn-edwards-2025-color-of-the-year-8721028&amp;referrer=eater.com&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2F2025%2F2%2F3%2F24356203%2Fle-creuset-brings-back-berry" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Caramelized</a>. And Behr, diverging from the edible theme, chose <a href="https://www.behr.com/consumer/inspiration/2025-color-of-the-year/">Rumors</a>, a similar, coquettishly named hue that swings sort of dusty merlot.</p> <p id="oJE7Dl">Look at how similar these four colors are! Warm versus cool. Muted, not saturated. Rooted in brown. Almost analogous. And, maybe most notably, all inspired – explicitly or otherwise – by our most precious creature comfort: food. </p> <p id="4F5ZBf">Today, Le Creuset is joining the fun.<strong> </strong>Not with a “color of the year” release, but a resurrection: the 100-year-old French-Belgian cookware brand is re-launching a colorway that, unbeknownst to me, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeCreuset/comments/1ibsbgz/bring_berry_to_north_america/">a heck of a lot of you wanted back</a> after it disappeared in 2019.</p> <p id="d1q9nS">Yes, indeed. Berry’s back, baby! And better than ever. </p> <p id="qbNQtS">If the internet is any indication, Berry is a clear fan favorite: a few months ago, one U.S.-based <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeCreuset/comments/1eo6fia/guys_i_finally_got_berry/">Redditer </a>recounted using an overseas personal shopper to snag a pot with this juicy pink-purple paint job in Hong Kong, where the color was still stocked. A commenter on the same post remarked they had no idea it was ever even available in the States, assuming it was an exclusive colorway for the Japan market.</p> <p id="NA6g7a">Berry is not muted. It’s not particularly soft. And in that way, it’s certainly not “safe”, meaning it won’t blend into the backsplash. Berry is distinctly warm, with a chintzy gold backbone and tannic juiciness that, if I stare at it long enough, makes my mouth water just like that raspberry Mr. Sketch pen I probably huffed too much in second grade. Halfway up the pot, the violet-magenta gradient fades briefly to Pepto pink before resolving in a pale blush, a progression reminiscent of a satisfying key change. If the gradient kept going I could even see it encroaching upon <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lecreuset.com%2Fblog%2Fcolor-conversations-discover-shallot.html&amp;referrer=eater.com&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2F2025%2F2%2F3%2F24356203%2Fle-creuset-brings-back-berry" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Shallot</a> territory. </p> <p id="KuTjUr">So why Berry, Le Creuset? Yes, Valentine’s Day is approaching, but there also seem to be a fair number of diehards out there rallying around a resurrection of <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeCreuset/comments/1bxkn02/if_you_could_bring_any_discontinued_color_back/">Cassis</a> or <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeCreuset/comments/1dsxp04/we_used_to_have_it_so_good_2020_vs_2024/#lightbox">Coastal Blue</a>. Those beautiful colors are just as hushed and calming as the ones that color trends are predicting we need right now. But with this re-release, Le Creuset is saying “bring on the juice!”</p> <p id="BmlDq7">If Mocha Mousse <a href="https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year/2025?gad_source=1">“nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort”</a>, Berry is the wine stain on the carpet that happened in a moment, however fleeting, of unbridled fun. It’s not a new color, which is perhaps why its revival breaks the mold of comfort that these other colors claim we’re after. Berry is a reminder to let your hair down. It’s a beloved old sweater pulled from the archives that may not be haute now but makes you smile regardless. It’s the wacky art teacher who gesticulated a lot. It’s the chocolate-dipped strawberry from the Godiva store at the mall that you ate as a little treat in 2010. It’s the lipstick stain that grandma left on your cheek, the one that you bemoaned but came to miss once she was gone.</p> <p id="PBic0B">To the reader rolling your eyes at this deep-dive <a href="https://www.eater.com/24092744/kitchenaid-le-creuset-colors-of-the-year-selection-process">psychoanalysis of a color in the kitchen</a>, please go easy and remember that it’s my job. (Or part of it, anyway.) And to everyone else: if Berry strikes you as the missing piece to your kitchen ensemble, as of today it is <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lecreuset.com%2Fcatalogsearch%2Fresult%3Fq%3Dberry%26lang%3Dnull&amp;referrer=eater.com&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2F2025%2F2%2F3%2F24356203%2Fle-creuset-brings-back-berry" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">available</a> for a limited time across the U.S., and can be found glazing the curves of three popular Le Creuset styles: the 4.5-quart Signature Round Dutch Oven, 6.75-quart Signature Oval Dutch Oven, and 3.5-quart Signature Braiser. </p> <p id="Y3ahnj">Make yourself some <a href="https://www.eater.com/24083861/best-mac-and-cheese-recipes-julia-moskin-tineke-younger">mac and cheese</a>, or a pot of <a href="https://www.eater.com/24055000/spicy-chocolate-dessert-fondue-recipe-fany-gerson">spicy chocolate fondue</a>, pull out the Crayola 24-pack and a sketch pad, and reach for the color that makes your mouth water most.</p> <aside id="V67C7L"><div></div></aside>