What Is a Charger Plate, By the Way?
Also known as chop plates, service plates or underplates, charger plates are decorative pieces of tableware. These large, flat plates are used to set the table nicely for special meals. Food is never actually served on charger plates. PARTICIPATING OSTEND RESTAURANTS, THEIR CHEFS & FEATURED ARTISTS 1. Auteuil Restaurant • Chefs: Caroline Lauwaert with Isabelle • Specialty: monthly changing gastronomic menus • Plate design: “Quatre Nanas” by Niki de Saint Phalle2. Beluga Restaurant • Chef: Hassen Jaidane • Specialties: Combination of fried Landes foie gras with caramelised Cox apple on French toast dressed and flavoured with mountain orange sauce • Plate design: “Christo and Jeanne-Claude Surrounded Islands, Miami, Florida 1980-83” by Wolfgang Volz3. Chez Nous Restaurant • Chef: Herald Callewaert • Specialties: fish dishes, fish fondue, lobster • Plate design: “Image of tea kettles” by Arman4. Fort Napoleon Restaurant • Chef: Rudi De Coster • Speciality: fish dishes • Plate design: “Win
