Presenting the best, the easiest to use and the most attractive guide to garnishing available, with techniques for more than 200 decorations. “Surpassing any garnishing book we’ve seen, this shows how to craft fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, dried mushrooms, and dairy products into eye-catching table decorations, all using ordinary implements…of interest to caterers or aspiring party givers.”–“World of Cookbooks” Tomato flowers, filled pepper bowls, apple boats, herb bundles–these are just a few of the 200 garnishing ideas displayed on these colorful pages. Each one is a work of art that makes a meal beautiful to behold, as well as delicious to eat. And, surprisingly, they’re all simple to make. Fresh basil leaves encircle a bowl of tomato soup, like petals framing a flower. With just a normal paring knife, an ordinary red onion blossoms into a chrysanthemum. Butter looks better molded into ornaments, including a rose or a shell. From drinks decorated with peel spirals to pretty chocolate boxes, every garnish in this collection is a tasty visual masterpiece.
