NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Decorative flourishes normally reserved for high-end restaurants can make healthy foods seem more appealing anywhere, researchers say. They tested the same meals p… ...

Decorative flourishes normally reserved for high-end restaurants can make healthy foods seem more appealing anywhere, researchers say.

The plating is aggressively styled, seemingly ideal for Instagram, but the dozens of hanging Edison bulbs cast a yellowish pall over everything (get those LED lights out, influencers!).

Either way, looks matter. In recent years neuroscience has proven what we already know … food tastes better when it looks good. With that in mind, fine dining chefs must approach plating as art.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Decorative flourishes normally reserved for high-end restaurants can make healthy foods seem more appealing anywhere, researchers say. They tested the same meals ...

By Shereen Jegtvig Decorative flourishes normally reserved for high end restaurants can make healthy foods seem more appealing anywhere, researchers ...

Renowned French chef Alain Ducasse once said, “Even the simplest food, when presented well, becomes a feast.” A little olive oil or crème fraîche drizzled over a bowl of soup brings it to life. A ...

Right from the courts of Louis XIV in the 1600s, where the art of plating food originated, to today’s social media food spreads, presenting food aesthetically has come a long way.

The significance of meal presentation and plating cannot be emphasized. Food can stimulate our senses and produce life-changing experiences in addition to merely sustaining our bodies.

Decorative flourishes normally reserved for high-end restaurants can make healthy foods seem more appealing anywhere, researchers say.