Does the smoke from the wood-fired oven harm the artworks at a private view?

The oven is placed so smoke is carried off from the studio, the facade and any works in the garden. For that we check the wind direction and the layout of the garden beforehand. We never put the oven inside a studio.

Can you cater a private dinner for twelve in Sint-Idesbald?

Yes, no minimum number applies. For a small company we tune the menu entirely to the guests, with their favourite flavours and any dietary wishes. We keep the pace calm, so the dinner doesn’t feel like a buffet.

Is pizza suitable for a standing reception at an opening?

Certainly. Focaccia, bruschetta and pizza in small wedges are easy to eat with one hand. That lets guests walk around, view the works and talk without having to hold a plate or look for a place at a table.

Do you also work in De Panne and Koksijde-Bad?

Yes. Koksijde-Bad is next door, and we regularly serve De Panne, Oostduinkerke and Nieuwpoort too. Anyone who would rather hold their opening or dinner inland, around Veurne, is just as welcome.

Pizza catering by Prestigio in Sint-Idesbald

Pizza catering in Sint-Idesbald

Sint-Idesbald has something of an artists’ village about it: villas among the dunes, studios behind hedges and the Paul Delvaux museum around the corner. Our pizza catering suits that creative, discreet character, with a wood-fired oven as the living centrepiece of a private view or private dinner.

Eating among the works

At a private view guests stay on their feet and look. You take focaccia and narrow pizza wedges along past the canvases, glass in the other hand.

Dinner for a small circle

A private dinner for twelve in a dune garden calls for an unhurried pace and a menu fully tuned to their tastes.

A fixed place on the terrace

The dune lanes are narrow. The oven gets a fixed place on the driveway or terrace, with a short route to the guests and little carrying.

Art, dunes and second homes

Sint-Idesbald, between Koksijde-Bad and De Panne, attracted painters and art lovers early on. Paul Delvaux lived and worked here, and his museum still makes the resort a destination for anyone who loves art. It is also a villa district of dune gardens, low hedges and lanes winding through the sand.

People who celebrate here often do so with a certain restraint. A gallery owner opening an exhibition in a garden pavilion, a collector inviting friends to a summer dinner, a family marking a birthday at their second home. The company is usually small, conversation is central and the food has to be good without demanding attention.

A private view with a wood-fired oven

At an opening the evening starts with the Aperitivo. We bake focaccia and bruschetta in the wood-fired oven and carry them round with antipasti, while guests wander past the works with an Aperol or some Italian wine in hand. The oven stands outside, visible but not intrusive, like a quiet performance alongside the exhibition.

After the artist’s welcome speech the pizzas follow in small wedges you eat standing, without cutlery. Guests keep moving between garden and studio. At a seated private dinner it goes differently: the pizzas then come to the table in rounds, with tiramisu and cannoli to finish and a limoncello for the last conversations.

Practicalities in a dune lane

Dune lanes in Sint-Idesbald are narrow, sometimes unpaved, and parking is limited. We unload quickly at the door and then give the oven a fixed place on the driveway or terrace. Loose dune ground is no good surface for a tent, so we deliberately choose tiles, pavers or a wooden deck.

We want to keep the smoke from the wood fire away from the facade and from the works, especially if paintings hang outside. That is why we check the wind direction and the layout beforehand, from photos or a sketch. Afterwards the garden is empty and tidy again, as if an oven had never stood there.

We contacteerden Prestigio op dinsdagavond met de vraag om op vrijdag 100 afstuderende hogeschoolstudenten van pizza's te voorzien. Binnen het uur was alles geregeld. Topservice! Ook op de dag zelf liep alles vlekkeloos. Vriendelijke…
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