Posted: Oct 21, 2008 | Category: Tableware
Good food presentation makes an enormous contribution to the enjoyment of a meal. A well presented plate of food conveys the message that time and effort was spent in creating this plate of food and you will enjoy it. The choice of tableware is, of course, very important.
Many of the world’s finest restaurants use nothing but plain white porcelain tableware as this doesn’t distract the eye from the food presented. It forms an ideal background for the food which is framed by the plate and allowed to stand out prominently.
The following video demonstrates the attention paid to the art of plating up in a restaurant.
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Posted: Aug 15, 2008 | Category: Tableware
Setting an attractive and stylish dinner table is an art. Dinner guests will doubtless be impressed by your beautifully laundered table linen, your glistening crystal glassware, your blemish free cutlery and, importantly, your choice of crockery and tableware.
When choosing a new dinner service or set of tableware my advice is to go for plain white porcelain. Decorated and patterned plates and dishes can be a lot of fun, but if you are after style, plain white is always your best option.
White porcelain tableware will work with any interior décor. It always looks stylish and sophisticated against any table cloth or place mat and will last for years. If you break a plate or a dish it is easy to get just a single replacement.
Some will say that plain white is boring. But I say that plain white plates and bowls provide the ideal canvas for the food being served. The visual presentation of a meal is almost as important as what the food tastes like and a plain white plate provides the optimum presentation. Take a look around at a few high quality restaurants and the tableware that they use. Plain white, sometimes over-sized plates and dishes are very much favoured by many of the worlds top chefs.
Here are a few examples of white porcelain tableware that would grace any dining table:
A good basic dinner service is a great place to start
A matching set of salt and pepper pots will enhance any dining table
Beautiful sauceboat and saucer in plain white porcelain
Serve your vegetables from this stylish white serving dish
This petal shaped dish is ideal for side dishes