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Learn to COOK - Arranging Food Beautifully: Tray and Steam Table Art
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Manufacturer: Wiley
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 642.8
EAN: 9780471283010
ISBN: 0471283010
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 1999-04-26
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
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Editorial Reviews:
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Quantity food presentation made easy . . . and irresistible!
When it comes to preparing and presenting food in quantity, having limited time or resources doesn t have to mean limiting the imagination if you know the secrets of Arranging Food Beautifully.
This unique guide equips you with a stunning array of practical and effective techniques for presenting hot and cold food attractively on trays, buffets, and steam table lines. Expertly blending art and skill, it shares countless ideas on how to use color, composition, texture, props, and garnishes to enhance the presentation of items from every part of the menu. Whether you work in a catering, deli, institutional, hospitality, or other foodservice setting, you ll delight in these simple suggestions that take minutes and cost pennies. Clear step-by-step instructions, plus dozens of how-to illustrations and photographs make the job easy, and taste panel approved recipes show you exactly how to get started. From tasteful touches to bold thematic inspiration, you ll find a cornucopia of creative possibilities in Arranging Food Beautifully.
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Summary: Arranging Food Beautifully
Comment: I will be using this book as a reference for the Dining Room of the Club. The pictures are very good as well as the instructions for accomplishing Food Artwork.
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Summary: A good start, but...
Comment: I bought this book looking for something to pass along to employees and friends that dealt with food-styling and decoration. Specifically I was looking for tips on decorating steam tables and the food contained therein.
This book claims to cover this but falls apart shortly after it begins. So...
What this book does right:
1) It gives a few simple recipes that are wonderful canvasses on which to decorate...
2)There are a number of color plates illustrating some basic concepts of art and color...
What this book does wrong:
1) It gives recipes; if I wanted recipes I could opt for a book like "Food for 50" or a competent professional cookbook; yes they are more expensive but they also have a lot more recipes and concepts.
2) The color plates are used to illustrate only finished examples and basic concepts. It would have been so much better to keep the "food porn" to a minimum and instead illustrate steps and garnishes from the book.
3) The pencil illustrations, while very artsy, do little to illustrate "how-to" and instead contribute to the "porn" aspect of the book.
I would say, if you're looking for a book on garnishing get one of the books by Harvey Rosen or a book from Wei-Chuan publishing. If you are looking for buffet recipes get a copy of "Food for 50" or "Modern Garde Manger"... While not a complete waste of money I'd pass this one by...
Customer Rating:
Summary: Disappointed
Comment: This book was very disappointing. If you are just starting out in the food service industry, then I guess this is okay for you; but if you are Veteran in the business, you probally already know how to arrange a table for presentation. This book also contained far too many recipe, perhaps it should be classified as a cook book. Definetly not worth the money!
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Summary: Not especially helpful with garnishing
Comment: I agree with the other reviewer. While this is a lovely book, it was not what I was expecting or hoping for. I found it lacking in illustrations.
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Summary: Arranging Food Beautifully
Comment: I am starting a catering business and I was looking for a book which was focused on presenting foods on the buffet table. This book did include several helpful photographs but the book had too many receipes and not enough helpful hints on presentation.
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