There's an episode of The Cosby Show
that I love where Cliff (Bill Cosby) reprimands his daughter for introducing
her new fiance to the family at dinner on a whim (remember swearing you had such great teenage judgment? yikes.) He makes an incredible
metaphor of serving steak on a garbage can lid. The daughter had no right to
get upset at her family's reluctancy to like her fiance, because even though
he probably was a great guy with impeccable character, the way she presented
him made him incredibly hard to like. Food presentation is often the same thing
(please don't take my word literally and serve anything on a garbage can lid
EVER -- this is lethal.) Metaphorically, how you choose to present the exact same
food with the exact same ingredients, flavors and steps can affect how
appetizing it looks -- and according to human psychology -- even how good it
tastes to the person eating. We've all heard that "it all gets together in
the stomach anyways," but I advise to craft your food with the same
elegance that you expect it to taste like. Contrary to popular belief, this doesn't take much work -- just
attention to detail. Food presentation is something that I've learned over the
years, and I am more than happy to share it with you all going forward. After all, you can
do all the same steps but if you dump it on a plate, it's lost something.
2 comments :
FANTASTIC Clip....Cliff always knew how to break something down. I won't be serving my steaks on garbage can lids anymore.
True Statement! Can't beat Cliff Huxtable :)
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