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By Debbie Mitchell
Today’s Foodie Friday is a simple question. Do you eat with your eyes first?
I was watching a cooking show the other day and the chef was showing viewers how to “plate” a low cost dish so it looks like a dish that would be served in a five star restaurant. He went on to say “we eat food with our eyes before anything else, so how food looks on a plate is very important.”
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For the remainder of the segment the chef went on to demonstrate and give a few tips on food plating. If you are a fan of competition cooking shows you often see chefs lose a challenge by seconds because they run out of time trying to plate their dishes.
The television chef went on to give the following food plating tips:
Serve food on a large white plate (this allows you to see the food better)
Stack each food in a pile or tower on the dish
If there is a sauce pour the sauce over the food
Wipe the plate clean of any drippings for a neat presentation
To read more about food plating click here .
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For the record I have enjoyed my share of meals served in not so pretty plates however I do love a good “looking” meal. Do you enjoy a meal more when it is beautifully plated ?
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TV/Social Media Producer Debbie Mitchell is an Emmy nominated producer who is member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and is currently a member of the James Beard Broadcast and New Media Awards committee. If you are blogger or brand interested in blogger outreach campaigns or a personality interested in television placement follow Debbie Mitchell @TVProducerDeb or contact The Blogger Connection.
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Hard to eat it when it's so beautifully plated.
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