The Table of James | Ensor 2024

Join us at James' Table. Almost thirty Ostend restaurants are bringing a touch of art to the table. They were inspired by James Ensor and with that cross-pollination, a surprising mix of stories, ingredients and art-historical details blows out of the kitchens.

Everyone knows his masks or self-portraits, but Ensor also drew ‘The Stingray’ or ‘The Oyster Eater’. He experimented with vegetables and flowers in his still life and even designed a menu.

The Ostend hospitality industry gets to work on James Ensor's oeuvre. You will read how they were inspired by the grand master and at the same time discover references to other artists, past and present. A new interpretation of the legendary Ostend tradition ‘With art at the table’.

From artful ceramics to shell-shaped madeleine biscuits, hand-painted oyster shells, skate on straw or a café masqué. Ensor goes over the top.