Lockhart Catering Equipment & Continental Chef Suppl ies. Ariane delivers a unique combination of high quality fine porcelain at remarkably affordable prices. Using a true hard paste porcelain fortified with alumina produces a durable tableware range which is ideal for the commercial catering environment . Using materials and a firing process more commonly found at the highest quality European manufacturers, Ariane tableware is fired at 1400ºC to create extreme whiteness and the ability to produce f ine shapes with high levels of strength.