"The cooks' plates are in the restaurant."

Translation: I piatti dei cuochi sono nel ristorante.

[caesar]

Can't "the cooks'" also be singular: del cuocho?

[mukkapazza]

Careful with the apostrophe: cook's would be del cuoco, but if the apostrophe comes after the s, it means there are multiple cooks, so it could only be plural.

[caesar]

Thanks!

[TommyOl]

whats the difference between "piatti" and "piastre"? arent they plates and dishes? So I think theres no difference

[mukkapazza]

You don't usually eat from "piastre" ;) They're for straightening your hair and cooking.

[MariellaR]

i don't get it, why can't I say "delle cuochi"?

[mukkapazza]

You can say delle cuoche or dei cuochi. Remember that delle = di + le (feminine, like cuoche) and dei = di + i (masculine like cuochi).