food art
Cuisine as canvas
Food art is the practice of arranging or preparing food primarily for visual effect rather than consumption.
This ranges from elaborate garnishes and decorative plating in fine dining to sculptural works made entirely of edible materials: The chef's food art transformed vegetables into intricate flowers.
The term also covers photography and painting that depicts food as its subject.
Formal display to viewers
- garnishDecorative food topping
- microgreensImmature edible seedlings
- swooshRushing, sweeping sound
- negative spaceEmpty area around forms
edible flowers · foam · quenelle · tweezers · fine dining · haute cuisine · mise en place · drizzle
Shaping by cutting away
- butter sculptureArt from churned cream
- ice sculptureArt from frozen water
- gum pasteMoldable edible decorating medium
- watermelon carvingDecorative gourd cutting
Theater accessories or praise
- hero shotFlattering featured image
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- backdropRear stage scenery
overhead shot · Instagram · portfolio · cookbook · editorial · commercial · appetizing · glycerin
presentation
Formal display to viewers
- garnishDecorative food topping
- microgreensImmature edible seedlings
- swooshRushing, sweeping sound
negative space · edible flowers · foam · quenelle · tweezers · fine dining · haute cuisine · mise en place · drizzle · stacking
carving
Shaping by cutting away
- butter sculptureArt from churned cream
- ice sculptureArt from frozen water
- gum pasteMoldable edible decorating medium
props
Theater accessories or praise
- hero shotFlattering featured image
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
backdrop · overhead shot · Instagram · portfolio · cookbook · editorial · commercial · appetizing · glycerin · social media
marzipan fruits
Almond candy shaped produce
tulip
Bulbous spring flower
- food artbutter sculpture, fruit carving, watermelon carving, cake topper, cake toppers
- kids cookingbaking, healthy snacks, snacks, cooking class, kitchen safety
- food mediarestaurant reviews, cooking shows, cookbook authors, cookbooks, recipe books
- Culinary Termsfusion, fine dining, haute cuisine, molecular gastronomy, cooking styles
- ephemeral artsand mandala, ice sculpture, sand castle, sandcastle, sidewalk chalk
- illustration stylesilluminated manuscripts, woodcuts, engravings, etchings, lithography
food artslop
Liquid food waste
mush · mess · TV dinner · fast food · microwave meal
food artsubsistence
Minimal means of living
emergency rations · famine food · caloric intake · fuel · bare necessities
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