Food Presentation Secrets: Styling Techniques of Professionals
The book lays out plating and cooking methods in methodical detail and accessible language, from radish roses to noodle nests. (Niesha LofingSacramento Bee2010-03-24)Recommended for large or specialized culinary collections, this appealing cookbook could be used as a text in culinary schools as well as in the kitchen of the adventurous home cook. (Christine BulsonLibrary Journal2010-09-24)In recent years chefs have boldly created new techniques and styles for giving food a visual flair that goes far beyond the ordinary. Authors Hobday and Denbury have combined their writing and food stylist talents to create this extraordinary guide to food presentation.... If you are ready to take your cooking to an entirely new level Hobday and Denbury will be your guides. (Terry PetersNorth Shore News2010-08-25)If you're looking to master fancy food presentation, these step-by-step guides can help you get the process down pat. (Ashley GartlandOregonian2010-06-22)As any chef will tell you, if you want to bore your dinner guests silly then serve them a plate of monochromatic slop devoid of visual acuity. A formless, flaccid tuna casserole comes quickly to mind. What this clever book does (one hopes) is inspire you to elevate ordinary dishes into works of art with simple tips, instructions and recipes for more than 100 sweet, savoury and colourful garnishes. (You could tart up that casserole with some quickly sculpted vegetables, for example.) Five sections show techniques, tools, ingredients and designs used by chefs in hoitytoity restaurants that you can apply at home, with step-by-step photos showing exactly how to do it. With a few basic skills, you too can serve food with flair and impress everyone. (Byron EadeOttawa Citizen2010-11-25)