Plate my food to serve?

[jfain]

Originally Posted by Cook Chatty Cathy

Are you the type to plate your food in an eye-appealing manner, and do you take extra care to make sure it is a colorful and clean presentation?

I do, I am not into serving a plate that is less than attractive. I love color, and even in my plating I like it to be a work of art...as well it is! It is my belief that we eat with our eyes as much as we do with our tatse buds. If my food looks good it tastes better in my opinion.

I was just writing about this on the least attractive vegetable thread. I also like a rainbow of color on my plate and I almost always plate the food unless I'm having more than 6 people. Then I serve buffet style.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

I love old/contemporary blended together- w/ a hint of Scandinavian, and TONS of eclectic WOOD thrown-in.

My dream log-home would have this dining table from Crate & Barrel. I've had my eye on it for ages!

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family...1&SearchPage=1

[jfain]

Ours looks almost exactly like that only the color of it is black/brown. We got ours at IKEA. People can say what they want about IKEA but it's contemporary design at affordable prices and the peices we have bought have been heavy and good quality. honestly though I don't want my furniture to last for 50 years. I would be so sick of it by then. I have a sort of scandinavian/asian thing going on in my house with a bunch of murano glass vases added in. I love art glass.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

RE: "Ours looks almost exactly like that only the color of it is black/brown. We got ours at IKEA. People can say what they want about IKEA but it's contemporary design at affordable prices and the peices we have bought have been heavy and good quality. honestly though I don't want my furniture to last for 50 years. I would be so sick of it by then. I have a sort of scandinavian/asian thing going on in my house with a bunch of murano glass vases added in. I love art glass."

Seems we have similar taste jfain! I too typically like to spend less money on things- that way in 3 years if I start getting bored and wish to change, I can more easily justify it. I also like to purchase flawwed pieces so that I don't end up w/ a pricy, perfect piece to be nervous around! Had a scuffed-up pine coffee table for years and new scuffs and scrapes only added to the patina!

Art glass? I collect wishing balls. I like blown shperical ornaments of all kinds...

[The Ironic Chef]

That's an expensive table. I could build and hand deliver it for much less, lol.

[jfain]

They have a lot of different styles. I like the more contemporary pieces like this one
http://http://worldofgood.ebay.com/P...277391242/item

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

I totally believe you could IC!!! And all it would take is a little wood, stain, and your expertise and WA-LA it would be probably better quality and less than 1/2 the cost! You know it looks like the table that the Waltons had I like it and all, but it is just really not anything fancy at all! To be totally honest I believe I could build it too, only I may have to buy a few tools that I don't have yet.

Originally Posted by The Ironic Chef

That's an expensive table. I could build and hand deliver it for much less, lol.

[The Ironic Chef]

It's a good thing them Walton's had their own mill. I would have to think all them kids getting into a ruckus in that house would tend to break a table or two. At least break a couple legs off of them. Grandpa, Dad, and John Boy could just go out and cut another one.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Originally Posted by The Ironic Chef

It's a good thing them Walton's had their own mill. I would have to think all them kids getting into a ruckus in that house would tend to break a table or two. At least break a couple legs off of them. Grandpa, Dad, and John Boy could just go out and cut another one.

Oh but IC don't forget they were a perfect family, and well could you imagine John-Boy even loosing his temper? Much less breaking a table??? "Good-Night Elizabeth"

[The Ironic Chef]

Mary Ellen was the scary one. I think she was an instigator.