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The Strategist: 'The Best Dinner Plates, According to Cooks, Designers, and More People With Impeccable Taste'
While no single quality makes a dinner plate great, you know when you have a less-than specimen: It looks cheap, and it chips and scratches easily. Among those that are well made, what you choose to set your table with is really up to personal preference. Do you like a heavier material, such as stoneware or ceramic, or something lighter, like porcelain? Do you want a matte finish or a shiny one? A larger surface area or something smaller? A prominent rim or lip? Are you willing to shell out more money for handmade pieces, or do you prefer a cheaper set you can put through the wringer (and the dishwasher) without worry
Heath Ceramics Coupe Line Dinner Plate
The plates from Heath Ceramics’ Coupe Line got the most mentions — from recipe developer and cookbook author Dan Pelosi, recipe developer and cookbook author Odette Williams, social-media consultant and writer Rachel Karten, chef and founder of Valerie Confections Valerie Gordon, Strategist senior editor Winnie Yang, and Cho (who saves these plates for special occasions more than the East Fork ones she owns). The praise makes sense: The company is iconic, producing gorgeous ceramic tableware since 1948. Every person mentioned the timeless and casual-meets-sophisticated look of these with the multiple earthy glaze colors (some in matte and others glossy). “They just say ‘relaxed elegance,’” Gordon says. Most also noted their durability — including sets that were inherited or bought secondhand. One final note: Heath and East Fork plates are often compared for their similar aesthetic and price point, and Yang, who has both, says Heath’s are “much lighter” and have a “more uniform finish.”
Read the full article by Emma Wartzman
Heath Ceramics Coupe Line Dinner Plate
The plates from Heath Ceramics’ Coupe Line got the most mentions — from recipe developer and cookbook author Dan Pelosi, recipe developer and cookbook author Odette Williams, social-media consultant and writer Rachel Karten, chef and founder of Valerie Confections Valerie Gordon, Strategist senior editor Winnie Yang, and Cho (who saves these plates for special occasions more than the East Fork ones she owns). The praise makes sense: The company is iconic, producing gorgeous ceramic tableware since 1948. Every person mentioned the timeless and casual-meets-sophisticated look of these with the multiple earthy glaze colors (some in matte and others glossy). “They just say ‘relaxed elegance,’” Gordon says. Most also noted their durability — including sets that were inherited or bought secondhand. One final note: Heath and East Fork plates are often compared for their similar aesthetic and price point, and Yang, who has both, says Heath’s are “much lighter” and have a “more uniform finish.”
Read the full article by Emma Wartzman
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