Food Presentation & Garnish

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Food Presentation Garnish

• From Professional Cooking
• By Wayne Gisslen

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The Importance of Appearance

• We eat for enjoyment
• Cooking is an art that appeals to our senses
• The eye eats first
• Professionals take pride in the food they serve

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A plate of food is like a picture, and the rim
of the plate is the frame.
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Fundamentals of Plating

• Balance
• Color, shapes, textures, flavors
• Portion Size
• Match portion sizes and plates
• Balance portion sizes of items on the plate

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Fundamentals of Plating

• Arrangement on the Plate
• Classic arrangement main item in front,
  vegetables, starch items, and garnish at the
  rear.
• Variations
• Popular style stack everything on one
  multilayered tower in the center of the plate.

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Fundamentals of Plating

• Arrangement of the Plate Guidelines
• Keep food off the rim of the plate
• Arrange items for the customers convenience
• Keep space between items, unless they are stacked
  on one another
• Maintain unity
• Make the garnish count
• Dont drown every plate in sauce or gravy
• Keep it simple

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Fundamentals of Plating

• Temperature
• Serve hot foods hot, on hot plates
• Serve cold foods cold, on cold plates

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Garnish

• To decorate or embellish a food item by the
  addition of other items
• Classical Garnish
• Garnish Accompaniments
• Specific names

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Modern Hot Platter Garnish

• Vegetables in easily served units
• Correct number of portions of each item
• Arrange garnishes around the platter
• Avoid being too elaborate
• Serve extra sauce or gravy in a sauceboat
• Serve hot foods hot, on a hot platter

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Simple Plate Garnish

• Problems
• Parsley Garnish
• Single garnish used routinely
• Two approaches
• No garnish
• Simple decorative garnish

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Garnish Guidelines

• Balance - Harmonize the color, flavor, texture
  of the garnish with the food
• Never overshadow the food
• Have a function on the plate
• Only edible ingredients
• Always wash the garnish
• Never re-use the garnish

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Garnish Techniques

• Radish Rose
• Cucumber Fan

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Garnish Techniques

• Carrot Flowers