Questions tagged [presentation]

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How can I improve the presentation of the food I serve?

Cooking great tasting food is an art of it's own, but to create a restaurant quality dish requires the food to be professionally presented. I have no formal training in cooking and really struggle trying to make my dishes look as stunning as you…
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What is this technique where they add a thick sauce and spread it out with the back of a spoon

I'm sorry my question is so vague but I'm trying to research a technique but have no idea how to describe it. If you review the picture below, you can see the orange/yellow splodge! :) I see this technique being used quite a lot but have no idea…
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Preparing dishes for photos

Some times it can be difficult for me to get the right look of a dish in a photo. I have used extra butter for a more glossy look, swapped corn starch for flour in sauces for the same reason, even once went so far as to use a fine water…
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Are there any types of food that have magnetic properties?

In terms of food presentation, I thought it would be spectacular to have it float or levitate above the table instead of being served on a plate. Hence I wonder whether there are any types of food that have magnetic properties. Or, put differently,…
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