22 August 2014
Tomato Salad
I never REALLY thought about plate presentation before culinary school, which is funny because I’m an artist…
I used to see the beauty in the food by itself. The colors and the texture…just as it was in the pot or mixing bowl. In school I had to look at it in a different way…how it would look on the plate, not just how it would taste on the palette.
I admit…I struggled! I don’t know why. I think maybe it was more nerves and internal pressure combined with comparing myself to some of the other students. I eventually relaxed and got better at it. Now that I am working by myself I get to practice plating every night and it seems to come more naturally to me. I enjoy making my food look good.
However, I sort of miss the simple beauty of big bowls of delicious food put out on a table for everyone to share. I think my heart lies there more than individual plates of perfection.
But…everything is a learning experience and a piece of the larger puzzle.
XO
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