Fantastic Food Decorating [Paperback]

Manuela Caldirola (Author), Sergio Barzetti (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 2001

Apples carved into graceful swans, vegetables lovingly shaped into roses, and a watermelon "scalloped" and adorned with carved fleur de lis: every one of these splendid morsels is almost too beautiful to eat! For a special meal that looks as delicious as it tastes, take out the knives, scoops, slicers, and parer and transform the food into art. Instead of everyday carrot curls, cut them into tiny hearts that blossom from watercress stems. Why put out a pat of butter, when you can mold it into wreaths and watering cans filled with flowers? Add ringlets of lemon to a fish dish or to the side of a glass. For a breathtaking centerpiece, form an ice mold embedded with flowers. And, for the finale: a three-tiered cake that looks fresh from the garden with sugar lilies of the valley on the bottom, peach-colored hyacinths in the middle, and classic daisies gathered on top!

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (October 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806955139
• ISBN-13: 978-0806955131
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,892,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, October 8, 2006

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T. Gomez (Panama City, Panama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fantastic Food Decorating (Paperback)

This book includes excelent ideas, is well organized and has good pictures. Some of the instructions, though, I found a little difficult to follow initally: It took me several practice session to figure out exactly how to carve a rose on a potato.