The oyster plate is by no means a new idea. " [They] have a rich history, dating back to the Victorian era when they were considered the epitome of elegance and luxury," artist Catherine Rex, a ...

Blue Plate Special in South Orange: Secondhand decor, first-rate food Published: Jul. 11, 2012, 6:55 p.m. By Brooke Tarabour/For The Star-Ledger ...

Overlaid with a pearl-edged plate and a mirror, they become ultra-luxe wall hangings. With super-strength glue like E6000 and the metal tab from a drink can, the layers are lovely on any wall.

“The decor is on the plate; this isn’t the Taj Mahal,” Terri Coleman, 75, says of the southeastern Baltimore County restaurant, which just celebrated its 63rd anniversary on Dark Head Creek.