Food Plating & Presentation

Your plate is your .....

• canvas

• garnish

• piping tool

• style

The placement of a dish's focal point on either the right or left side of a plate instead of the center is called...

• clock placement

• rule of thirds

• color diversity

• dotting

Plate color matters in food presentation.

• True

• False

Which food presentation tool keeps plates clean by cutting ingredients to specific shapes and sizes?

• shavers

• wedges

• tongs

• molds

If you view your plate as a clock, what should take up half of the plate - from 3:00 - 9:00?

• starch

• garnish

• vegetable

• protein

It is important to make sure all foods on your plate are the same texture.

• true

• false

Plate moist ingredients last.

• true

• false

For best visual appeal, you should avoid MONOCHROMATIC meals which means....

• not adding height

• having a wide variety of colors on the plate

• having all foods the same color

• serving large amounts of food

To achieve a 'swirled' sauce plating technique, you would need:

• plating brushes

• squeeze bottles

• wedges

• tongs

Great garnish should enhance both appearance AND

• flavor

• size of food

• plate style