Cooking and Learning Never Ends, So Glad!

As a cook, I am always highly aware of food safety, food cleanliness, food taste and food presentation. I want food to taste good and look good, but the majority of my time is not spent thinking about how food will look in a magazine, in a television show, on a movie set, to the camera.

After Saturday and Sunday I am much more aware and have learned that styling is a whole different thing. I need to think about food as a prop, as the star, needing make up, hair styling, lighting and maybe some plastic surgery. Sometimes really plastic, other times paper, air, hairspray and a bunch of other equipment.

There were 14 of us in the class. In addition to myself, 4 of my personal chef friends were there, and sometimes we just thought "yuk" in the process of getting the food to look beautiful. This is not food to eat! 

There was class discussion, hands on work, laughter, some fire, and lots of fun.  But it's really hard and takes so much practice to be skilled.  Thanks Denise and Cindy for sharing!