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Working the Plate: The Art of Food Presentation
Working the Plate: The Art of Food Presentation
Christopher Styler
David Lazarus
ISBN: 978-0-471-47939-0
©2006
208 pages
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Description
This gorgeous book fills a hole in the market with text and photos clearly illustrating different styles of food presentation--that is, how food is arranged on the plate to make it its most beautiful and appealing. Content is divided into styles of plate presentation, such as Minimalist, Artistic, Dramatic, and Contemporary European, and each chapter includes background information on the plating as well as essays from the star chefs who originated and developed it.  Contributing chefs include Andrew Carmellini, Marcus Samuelsson, Tadashi Ono, and Terrance Brennan, among others. For each plating genre, Styler presents several examples with easy, step-by-step instructions. The heart of this 4-color book, though, is contained in the  photographs. Each plating suggestion is accompanied by 3-4 process photographs showing how a plate is constructed and illustrating the techniques used, followed by a full-page beauty shot of the finished dish. Recipes for the dishes shown will be included as a bonus at the back of the book.  

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