>Quite often I will watch cooking shows on the food channel and wonder
>is food presentation really worth it? I mean, you take a little food,
>encircle it with a few lines of some sauce and you have a pretty
>plate. But who could be satisfied with those small amounts? And I mean
>small amounts!

I'm more of a grazer (not a cow!), so the small amounts don't bother me. And I
like how Japanese and other chefs adorn the plates. The color contrasts can
look very nice on a plate. At the simplest, you can put some sliced boiled egg
rounds, paprika and chopped chives on a potato salad. I sort of like to make
little garnishes, though I don't do too many fancy things.

>I, personally, like a plate that is packed with food. I like it where
>there is no space left and the food almost falls off the plate. If I
>want art, I'll go to the museum.

There's nothing wrong with that. My husband likes to fill his plate like that,
too.
But he doesn't mind any garnish.

>It's late and I'm going to have my SlimFast meal replacement. I often
>wonder where these extra pounds come from...
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>Mark Anthony Ferrante
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