Let’s talk about the different plating trends in the F&B scene today.
1. Landscape
Taking inspiration from landscape gardens, this linear arrangement of food is usually kept low and long.
2. Free form
Like many modern paintings, free form plating may seem carelessly strewn across a plate, but each stroke and food placement is carefully thought out to create an abstract yet intriguing “painting” on a plate.
Delve deeper in the unique plating technique of Wabi Sabi concept of “food without form” and learn to plate with purpose and not beauty.
3. Food on organic materials
Using organic materials such as wood, slate and stone as a plating device lends a more rustic and back-to-nature feel to dishes.
4. Futuristic
On the other hand, making use of sleek materials like metal, glass and steel, futuristic plating creates a cutting edge and futuristic plating.
5. Alternative receptacles
Using unconventional receptacles for your tableware creates a more interesting presentation for your dishes. Some examples include using a coffee siphon to hold broth, test tubes for soup or even something as simple as an airtight jar for food.
