Lace has the double face of refinement and decadence. Even though beautiful plates are traditionally reserved for use only in special meals, the truth is that most people don’t cook those intricately elaborate meals anymore. But it would be such a pity to miss out on the nice plates just because the nice home-made meals are gone! And anyway, it is precisely the pre-packaged, take-away meals which can probably use a little help in turning the occasion more celebratory, since the food won’t.
But when serving a deepfreeze meal on this plate, will the contrast of attention in preparation between food and plate transform the experience into one of refinement or one of decadence?
