Glorious Garnishes: Crafting Easy & Spectacular Food Decorations [Hardcover]

Marianne Muller (Author), Erik Pratsch (Author), Hubert Krieg (Author), Amy Texido (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1993

Presents techniques for over 200 food garnishes and decorations. Step-by-step instructions and photographs show how to transform food into visual masterpieces.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Turn any occasion, from a casual brunch to a formal dinner, into a feast for the eyes as well as the palate. -- The Cookbook Collectors' Exchange, March/April 1995 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806904399
• ISBN-13: 978-0806904399
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,508,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Glorioius Garnishes, May 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Glorious Garnishes: Crafting Easy & Spectacular Food Decorations (Paperback)

There are a lot of interesting food arrangements in this book. However, most of the arrangements are designs and abstract shapes vs. animal representations, trees and sculptures of real things. Each chapter is broken down into a major food group, for ex. chapter one is garnishes using fruits, chapter two is vegetables, there is a chapter for butter, etc. The whole book consists of color pictures with some line drawings to illustrate various steps. There are also some recipes in each of the chapters for spreads or fillngs used in some of the designs. They do expect you to have some "garnishing tools" on hand for many of the recipes, but there are some arrangements that can be achieved using ordinary kitchen utensils. Overall it is an interesting book if you are just looking for interesting shapes and colors to spice up your plate or table, but for more specatular "sculptures" I recommend "Garnishing - A Feast for Your Eyes" by Talyn Lynch.

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT FOR ANY SKILL LEVEL FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED, February 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Glorious Garnishes: Crafting Easy & Spectacular Food Decorations (Hardcover)

I AM AN ACCOMPLISHED CHEF AND READ THIS BOOK SOME TIME AGO BEFORE I BECAME A PROFESSIONAL AND FOUND IT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST TEACHING TOOLS FOR ANYONE WISHING TO EXCEL IN ART OF PRESENTATION.