Working the Plate: The Art of Food Presentation
by Christopher Styler
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Author: Christopher StylerPhotographer: David Lazarus
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-25
ISBN: 047147939X
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Wiley
Book Reviews of Working the Plate: The Art of Food Presentation
Book Review: a great beginning...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very nice book for beginners or a cook looking to become more of a chef. The recipes are workable. There are certain patterns that repeat (e.g. use of molds, sauces, etc). Knife skills are assumed. Layering and building are touched on. Keep a plate clean, no messy garnishes along the rims. This book will firm up what you don't know, but if you are working chef this won't/shouldn't be new.
However, presentation at the next step is found in many places: Art Culinaire magazine is a start. Then the books of El Bulli, Michel Bras, Heston Blumenthal, Food Network, then HSN, QVC food presentations.
Inspiration and cutting edge are found in nontraditional places and brought mainstream.
Summary of Working the Plate: The Art of Food Presentation
Feast your eyes.Long awaited by professional chefs, this groundbreaking guide to food presentation will also delight and inspire culinary students and sophisticated home cooks. Acclaimed food writer and culinary producer Christopher Styler describes seven distinctive plating styles, from Minimalist to Naturalist to Dramatic, with several striking examples of every genre. Each plating suggestion is accompanied by clear instructions along with color photos of step-by-step techniques and finished plates. Complete with essays on plating from ten leading chefs and recipes for the dishes featured, this book is a work of art in itself--a must for the kitchen shelf.
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