The visual appeal of your food matters just as much as its taste. I’ve watched the transformation of food plating from a simple act of serving to an intricate dance of colors, textures, and ...

When it comes to culinary artistry, the way a dish is presented can be just as significant as how it tastes. They say we eat with our eyes first. The artistic procedures of food plating and ...

MOORHEAD — We’ve seen it happen a hundred times. A meal is brought to a restaurant table and, before lifting a fork or spoon, the customer lifts a cellphone, takes a picture and posts it to Instagram.

One of the biggest differences between home-cooked meals and something you'd get in a restaurant is visual appeal. People often eat with their eyes first, so even if you've followed a recipe to a T, ...

Why does it matter? Plating food is part science, part art, part intuition. “There are a lot of key factors,” says Timothy Harris, “and the plating, overall, incorporates the whole thing. You look at ...

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Plating food matters. I wish I knew this as a kid, but at least I get to consider it when feeding my own. My parents, most of my aunts and my grandma didn’t get the memo about plating food. Collard ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- You eat with your eyes first. Or maybe “The camera eats first.” Either way, looks matter. In recent years neuroscience has proven what we already know ... food tastes better when it ...

Dessert is something you always want more of, especially when it’s presented well. If a treat is well plated, it adds a level of sophistication to any meal. Even if it’s a mass-produced snack cake.

There are some kitchen tools you only miss when it’s too late. The plating ring is one of them. Not because you use it every ...

Fine dining is often built on the belief that how a dish looks is just as important as how it tastes. Chefs spend years learning to arrange food with precision, hoping it turns each plate into a piece ...