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Plating & Plating & GarnishingGarnishing
We eat with our eyes first!
Tools
Chef KnifeChef Knife Paring KnifeParing Knife PeelerPeeler Melon BallerMelon Baller Cookie Cookie
CuttersCutters Apple CorerApple Corer Egg SlicerEgg Slicer Pastry BagPastry Bag MoldsMolds Spiral CutterSpiral Cutter Molding Molding
WandsWands
Tooth PicksTooth Picks SkewersSkewers Food Food
colouringcolouring Carving Carving
ToolsTools V-Shaped V-Shaped
CutterCutter U-Shaped U-Shaped
CutterCutter Specialty Specialty
Serving Serving wareware
MandolinMandolin ANYTHING...ANYTHING...
Plating for Effect
Plating for Effect
Designing Your Plate
Preparing an elegant Preparing an elegant plate can take precise plate can take precise planning. planning.
BlueprintingBlueprinting: : Design Design your plate on paper your plate on paper beforehand, and beforehand, and discuss the look you discuss the look you are aiming to achieve. are aiming to achieve. Draw pictures, make Draw pictures, make notes and work by trial notes and work by trial and error to blueprint and error to blueprint your idea into your idea into perfection.perfection.
Plating for Effect Let the food be the Let the food be the
focal point.focal point.
Serving pieces Serving pieces should compliment should compliment the food.the food.
Match the plate to Match the plate to the size, the size, appearance, colour appearance, colour and flavour of the and flavour of the food.food.
Keep the design Keep the design simple.simple.
Odd numbers of Odd numbers of small items looks small items looks best.best.
Plating for Effect
Food StructureFood Structure Make neat piles. Make neat piles.
Create a clock. Create a clock.
Keep it clean.Keep it clean.
Plating for Effect
Plating for Effect
Plating for Effect
Plating for Effect
Garnishing for Effect
Sauces
Sauces are placed either Sauces are placed either under the food to highlight under the food to highlight it, or on top to garnish it.it, or on top to garnish it.
Don’t hide the food.Don’t hide the food.
Remember, sauces are Remember, sauces are used to enhance the food used to enhance the food – they are not the focus.– they are not the focus.
Sauces
Sauces
Sauces
Sauces
Sauces Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r6pS9Wzb3s&feature=related
Plate PaintingPlate Painting
Fruits & Vegetables
Produce can be Produce can be arranged into arranged into garnishes or as part of garnishes or as part of the main meal.the main meal.
Choose ripe, bright Choose ripe, bright coloured, uniformly coloured, uniformly shaped and shaped and unblemished produce.unblemished produce.
Use the greens of the Use the greens of the produce for added produce for added effect.effect.
Use lettuce to display Use lettuce to display food.food.
Fans – Fanning Fruit
Strawberry fan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVSCRJ-uGTI
More Fans
Citrus Garnishes
Citrus Twist video -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmjILRLOkbk
http://www.vegetablefruitcarving.com/blog/roses-made-with-citrus-peels/
More Fruit Garnishes
Brush egg white on fruit and dust with icing sugar to create frosted fruit look.
Icing Sugar Garnish
Less is more
Sprinkle with a mesh strainer
Vegetables
Pepper flowers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN4oqKSx6LI
Green onion flowers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg9FxaiZ8i0&feature=related
Vegetable Garnishes
Bell pepper baskets and cups
Vegetable Flowers
How to make a tomato rose - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AcwtD9MdCU&feature=related
Vegetables
cucumber deco - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBUZWaO-fdM&feature=relatedcelery - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfcK-L5oPTM
Radishes
Herbs and Flowers
Herbs and FlowersHerbs and Flowers Herbs add beauty, Herbs add beauty,
fragrance and a sense fragrance and a sense of freshness.of freshness.
Match the garnish with Match the garnish with the flavours of the the flavours of the dish.dish.
Edible flower petals Edible flower petals can be used to garnish can be used to garnish small plates.small plates.
Flower blossoms can Flower blossoms can be used for larger be used for larger platters.platters.
Herbs
Herbs
Herbs
Herbs
Garnishing for Effect
DessertsDesserts Any effect comes into Any effect comes into
play.play. Sauces can be used to Sauces can be used to
highlight the food.highlight the food. Chocolate decorations Chocolate decorations
can be created with a can be created with a pastry bag.pastry bag.
Fruit can be used as Fruit can be used as the focus or garnish.the focus or garnish.
Simplicity is the key!Simplicity is the key!
Chocolate Garnishes
Chocolate curls - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSeQJE1tNPQ
Chocolate scrolls - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bFIm6SNy9I&feature=related
Chocolate Dipped Anything!
Strawberry tuxedo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk0aMP_gNNI&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Leave some negative space on the plate.
Coffee Art
http://www.vegetablefruitcarving.com/blog/coffee-art/
Garnishing for Effect
BeveragesBeverages Sugar or Salt rimsSugar or Salt rims KebabsKebabs Peel SpiralsPeel Spirals Fruit SlicesFruit Slices
Centrepieces
CenterpiecesCenterpieces Watermelons and Watermelons and
other large fruits other large fruits and vegetables and vegetables can be created can be created into incredible into incredible center pieces and center pieces and displays.displays.
Centrepieces
Centrepieces
Wishing well - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWZhj77Jju8&feature=relmfu
Centrepieces
Baby stroller - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO9dHvy7KUE&feature=fvwrel
Apple Swans
Apple swan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ2RGJKWCDY&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Centrepieces
Using Green Apples
Garnishing TipsGarnishing Tips
Don’t rush making garnishes – take your time.Don’t rush making garnishes – take your time. Use sharp knives and proper equipmentUse sharp knives and proper equipment Ice water preserves some garnishes for a few Ice water preserves some garnishes for a few
days.days. Some garnishes require you to bend or curl Some garnishes require you to bend or curl
vegetables – soak slices in a salt water solution vegetables – soak slices in a salt water solution first.first.
Lemon juice can remove the odour from onions Lemon juice can remove the odour from onions and stop an apple from going brown.and stop an apple from going brown.
Use toothpicks and wooden skewers to hold Use toothpicks and wooden skewers to hold objects together.objects together.
Use vegetables at room temperature because cold Use vegetables at room temperature because cold vegetables tend to split and break apart.vegetables tend to split and break apart.
Final Thoughts
Be Creative and Be Creative and Innovative – Innovative – anything can be a anything can be a garnish!garnish!
Let the food speak Let the food speak for itself!for itself!
KEEP IT SIMPLE!KEEP IT SIMPLE!
All images from personal sources and http://images.google.ca/