We all have our 5 senses, sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch. With food, isn’t it that we all use these five senses? We see how beautiful and presentable foods can be, we smell the aroma and the flavor even before we eat it, we hear how crunchy a fried dish can be, taste how all the ingredients blend well and how it taste; we touch our food to see if it’s still hot before we take a bite. Indeed without these senses, how could be appreciate how delicious our foods can be? Isn’t that before we choose what food to eat, we base it first on these senses? What does proper food presentation have to do with the five senses? Here’s why:
The Importance of Food Presentation
When you go to a party and of course there is food prepared, which of those dishes will you try first? Don’t smell, taste or go near them yet. Just use your sight. The one that will surely catch your attention is the one that is in the most noticeable table. Let’s face it, if it looks good we would want to try it!
Proper food and table settings will surely attract the guest’s attention and not to mention their appetite. Decorating your dinner table for a simple get together or a party isn’t easy. It takes sometime to get used to it but once you do, you can do it in short period time.
Food Presentation Ideas
There are dozens of ways on how you can start decorating your dinner or your buffet table. The Internet hosts dozens of help tips and even video examples for you to get started. A few of the tips that you’ll find are these:
- Color scheme
Make sure that you blend the tablecloths, silverware, china, and the napkins as well. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you will need to use one particular cloth color, but instead make sure that the colors that you will be using will blend well, like red and gold, blue and silver and so on.
- The Centerpiece
Try to find a cheap but elegant centerpiece. Consider what time of the day will the get together be? If it’s for a dinner party, find something that is sophisticated but won’t overwhelm the food or your guests. It just has to blend well.
- Enjoy what you’re doing
Just relax and avoid being stressed out. Remember that this is supposed to be a fun event and being stressed out won’t do you any good. Tell yourself, would this solve my problems? Then just breathe and go back to work.
To summarize, if you want your family or guests to really be tempted with your food, don’t just focus on the dish itself rather try decorating your dinner table or whatever table you’ll be using. In this way, it’ll add up to your over all food presentation. Table settings can be easy and fun to do; don’t be afraid to try it.
When you go to a party and of course there is food prepared, which of those dishes will you try first? Don’t smell, taste or go near them yet. Just use your sight. The one that will surely catch your attention is the one that is in the most noticeable table. Let’s face it, if it looks good we would want to try it!
Proper food and table settings will surely attract the guest’s attention and not to mention their appetite. Decorating your dinner table for a simple get together or a party isn’t easy. It takes sometime to get used to it but once you do, you can do it in short period time.
Food Presentation Ideas
There are dozens of ways on how you can start decorating your dinner or your buffet table. The Internet hosts dozens of help tips and even video examples for you to get started. A few of the tips that you’ll find are these:
- Color scheme
Make sure that you blend the tablecloths, silverware, china, and the napkins as well. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you will need to use one particular cloth color, but instead make sure that the colors that you will be using will blend well, like red and gold, blue and silver and so on.
- The Centerpiece
Try to find a cheap but elegant centerpiece. Consider what time of the day will the get together be? If it’s for a dinner party, find something that is sophisticated but won’t overwhelm the food or your guests. It just has to blend well.
- Enjoy what you’re doing
Just relax and avoid being stressed out. Remember that this is supposed to be a fun event and being stressed out won’t do you any good. Tell yourself, would this solve my problems? Then just breathe and go back to work.
To summarize, if you want your family or guests to really be tempted with your food, don’t just focus on the dish itself rather try decorating your dinner table or whatever table you’ll be using. In this way, it’ll add up to your over all food presentation. Table settings can be easy and fun to do; don’t be afraid to try it.
