Because it’s not just about taste when it comes to dinner party delights!
Tips and tricks to fool the guests you’re worth a Michelin star:
-Remember KISS, Keep It Simple Stupid!
-Don’t slop food on your guests plat like a dinner lady, artfully arrange it.
-Wipe stains from plates when arranging no one likes splodges.
-Don’t put too much sauce!
-Use the right herbs to bring out different colours in you dish
-Stack foods using culinary rings to keep foods in shape.
-Put an odd amount of something on a plate
-Line canapés up
-Fill a simple squeeze bottle up with sauce and as if by magic you can draw patterns of zig zags, simple dots or even stripes.
-Keep in mind smaller portions look better
-Never use plates with took much blue in them, blue is proven to be the least appetising colour.
-Match you plates and always use side plates with a knife if serving bread (it’s nice to warm the bread up too!)
-Experiment with ideas try use slates as plates, jars for anything from soup to a soufflé, try a wine glass for a mousse or a tea cup for a cupcake mould (just make sure its heat proof!).
Good luck with some practise dish designing will become second nature!
Great post! Thank you so much for spreading the word about our Eat So They Can campaign and helping us change lives - one meal at a time!
ReplyDelete~ Eliza, Eat So They Can, www.eatsotheycan.org