Best products from r/CulinaryPlating
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1. Asfalto culinario. El laboratorio de Arzak (Cocina de autor) (Spanish Edition)
- For home chefs & professionals. This Fibro Pro chef's knife has been the top choice of both home chefs and professionals alike. Expertly crafted with a tapered stainless steel edge that cuts with ease and efficiency.
- Fit for all tasks. Designed to handle kitchen tasks both big and small, This durable knife's razor sharp and laser-tested blade effortlessly chops, minces, slices and dices. An essential for every kitchen.
- Easy handling. Each knife features an ergonomic handle made from thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) for a non-slip grip - even when wet. This exceptional knife is weighted and balanced for easy handling.
- Knife Dimensions. Blade made out of stainless steel material - 7. 9 inches in length. Made with dishwasher safe materials for an easy clean.
- Trusted Swiss quality. Expertly crafted in Switzerland in 1884, Victorinox provides a lifetime against defects in material and workmanship. Making a Lifetime commitment has never been so easy.
- Included Components: Fibrox Pro 8-Inch Chef'S Knife, Ffp
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2. Cooking to the Image: A Plating Handbook
- Used Book in Good Condition
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3. Perfection In Imperfection: A Culinary Journey Through the Senses of Chef Janice Wong
- Gatehouse Publishing
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4. The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs
- Little Brown and Company
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7. Heritage
- New York Times best seller Winner, James Beard Award for Best Book in American Cooking Winner, IACP Julia Child First Book Award
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8. Mercer Culinary Professional Chef Plating Kit, 8 Piece, Black, Stainless Steel
Contents: 4-1/4-Inch Offset Spatula, Saucier Spoon with SpoutContains: machined finger grips and grooved tips; precision straight tongs 9-3/8-Inch; small roll with Velcro enclosure tabs18-8 Stainless Steel; Contains: precision offset tongs 6-1/2-Inch; precision curved tip tongs 6-1/8-InchContains: p...
9. Daves Coffee, Syrup Coffee Original, 8 Fl Oz
- Traditionally used to make coffee milk, the state drink of Rhode Island
- Not a coffee concentrate, nor is it meant to be a coffee substitute
- Can be used to add sweetness to cocktails, recipes, sauces, and more
- All natural...the only ingredients are pure cane sugar and cold brewed coffee
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10. Ateco Ultra Offset Spatula with 4.25" x 0.75" Stainless Steel Blade, 4½", Silver
- Professional quality small sized spatula, 4. 25- . 75-Inch blade
- Stainless steel blade is taper ground for even flexibility
- Polypropylene handle
- Dishwasher safe
- By Ateco, professional quality and quality design since 1905
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11. Kitchen Gizmo Sous Vide Immersion Circulator - Cook with Precision, 800 Watt Red Circulator Stick with Touchscreen Control Panel and Safety Feature - Bonus Recipe Book Included
- EASY TO USE: Remarkably intuitive with predictable results. This is the easiest and most delicious way to prepare food. 1 Year Warranty.
- CREATE RESTAURANT QUALITY DISHES: Once only an option for high-end eateries you can now create perfectly cooked dishes that look and taste amazing!
- RELIABLE AND QUIET OPERATION: Fits almost any pot with our strong-grip clip. Cooks precisely and quietly with temperatures up to 194° F and a +/- margin of error of less than 1° F. ETL approved
- HIGH-END FEEL - LOW-END MAINTENANCE: Removable sleeve allows for easy cleaning. Choose the correct time and temperature easily with the smooth scrolling selection wheel.
- FREE BONUS: We included a cookbook with tried and true Sous Vide recipes for every dish that will impress you and your guests. For the more daring chef we have included a handy chart to help you figure out the right temperature and cook times.
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12. SparkWorks Tiered Cake Server Includes Three Premium White Stoneware Plates
- Handcrafted of durable wrought iron with a neutral antique powder-coated finish, our 3-tiered cake stand brings warmth and appetizing ambiance to a buffet or table setting.
- Metal Stand: 16.5" x 10.55" x 10.55"; Stoneware Plates: 8.5" diameter
- This tiered serving stand makes a bold statement on its own or paired with other pieces in the collection. The cast bird is designed to be used as the handle and features the added warmth.
- Great desserts deserve a proper pedestal. Our tiered stand is designed to be used with any plates in 8.5" diameter.
- Premium white stoneware plates included are durable and non-absorbent, microwave, oven, freezer and dishwasher safe. Each piece is finished by hand.
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I would use a clearer plate, something not as earth colored. As to where I get my ideas: everywhere.
I follow food stylists on instagram, I read food blogs, I own around 200 cookbooks that I use mostly for pictures, I go to museums to look at art (important in being how colors work together, specially abstract art, as it tends to be nothing but color).
But you can find inspiration even in the street. There is this great book which pretty much talks about finding inspiration in the street. You don't have to go to that length, but it shows that if you are always looking, you will likely always find.
Good luck!
Cooking to the Image: A Plating Handbook
I personally know the author and have taken a class about menus and plating from her. This is my personal opinion, not just free publicity for her book, but she is one of the most brilliant chefs I know and knows so much about food and the restaurant industry as a whole. She was the exec chef of Le Perroquet in Chicago and is a serious badass in the kitchen. Anyway, this book goes into great detail about all the plating styles, going back to uber-traditional Escoffier styles of service and plating, all the way to modern styles (at the time of publication, 2012). I highly recommend reading this through and getting an understanding of how plating has evolved and how all the styles and designs are related and are still present even in modern plating. Getting a foundation in older styles of plating will allow you to move forward with modern design, and the same can be said of cooking in general: learning and mastering classic French cooking as a foundation to step up to modern gastronomy will yield much better results than just leaping to modern.
Hope this helps!
I think it's perfect as is. If you're interested one of my favorite pastry books, Perfection in Imperfection, has a whole section on monochrome platings and playing around with different shades of the same hue and using that as the contrast rather than different or complimentary colors.
As far as food pairings look into a copy of the Flavor Bible. There’s also a similar book by them called What To Drink With What You Eat if you want to get into pairing basics as well.
As for plating, just look at nice cookbooks from restaurants and chefs, like The French Laundry,
Sean Brock,
Bluestem,
or basically any other example of food you want to produce. Follow the restaurants, go eat there if you can.
Also examine your platings from the perspective of the diner. Where is your eye drawn first? Is it the focal point or is your plating distracting from that?
Cool! Thanks for the info, I was using my friend's [plating kit] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00MJ0A022/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522300543&sr=8-1-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=plating+kit&psc=1) and was thinking of getting my own, what do you think?
Thanks! I used Dave's Coffee Syrup (https://www.amazon.com/Daves-Original-Natural-Brewed-Coffee/dp/B01D3OLKHQ/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1485272171&sr=8-3&keywords=dave%27s+coffee+syrup) which, yeah, just coffee and sugar. I reduced it a bit to thicken.
Get a small offset spatula - Ateco 1305 Ultra Offset Spatula with 4.25 by .75-Inch Stainless Steel Blade, Plastic Handle, Dishwasher Safe https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000VLEU4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_CqhVAbHTFMK1K
A quick motion will always look nice when you're spreading a smooth sauce. You have that appearance of hesitation with the balsamic the way it is...better to center the tomato and mozzarella and just use a spoon to drizzle the vinegar, imo. Tight and not fussed with. The ingredients should be the focus
Well, that is kind of what sous vide is, but yeah.
Here's the one that I use: https://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Gizmo-Immersion-Circulator-Simplified/dp/B01MXDZ4NB
I found a couple results searching "tea snack tray removable plate" on Amazon.
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https://www.amazon.com/Serving-Neutral-Finished-FDA-Approved-Stoneware/dp/B01D8VRXS4/ref=sr_1_1
https://www.amazon.com/Mexico-Inside-Out-Enrique-Olvera/dp/0714869562
Food is the whole foundation of modern America. Columbus got so bored of just salting his food that he was willing to Uber Boat across the ocean just to get Indian take-out. His analog GPS failed him along the way & he ended up becoming the Foursquare Mayor of America, where he got hooked up with stuff like allspice, chili peppers, and probably chocolate too. Then Britain kept mooching and JOEY DOESN'T SHARE FOOD so we booted them out too! And that is the story of 'Merica in a chocolate-covered nutshell.
>I am wondering why were people willing to kill just so their food can taste sweeter with much sugar? Is it necessary to starve entire towns just so your army has an extra piece of bread per soldier? Was food so bad that not only did people finish a jar of spice on the spot rather than saving it and selling it, but people were even willing to risk their lives on the battlefield and kill people from other country just so that their morning breakfast is tastier?
People kill people over tennis shoes these days. People don't need a reason to be crazy lol. Just happened this past week actually:
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/stockton-standoff-leads-to-arrest-of-homicide-suspect-alejandro-ruvalcaba/103-1413d565-d720-41a0-99c6-7170d9aa91a0
>He had been on the run for close to a week after allegedly killing someone over sneakers.
Oh yeah, and if you ever want to read the most insane true story ever written, check this book out:
https://www.amazon.com/Banana-Fate-Fruit-Changed-World-ebook/dp/B0010JWVIE
It's not just bananas that have that effect either, even simple stuff like corn makes people do nutty things:
https://www.tastecooking.com/the-tortilla-cartel/