Fandango Catering Offers 4 Tips for Creating a Distinctive Party Food Presentation

If you're looking for ideas to give your party food presentation a distinctive look, here are 4 tips to help you do that.

Use interesting serving pieces--The square and rectangular white serving pieces have become standard issue, and unless you enliven them with a garnish or some other decorative touch, they'll just look like white plates.  Embrace color by putting at one or more corners of these serving pieces a fresh bloom, herb sprig, ramekins or drops or drizzle of sauce, cluster of grapes, chive sprigs, or bed of tropical leaves.

To be even more distinctive, seek out unusual glass or ethnic (such as Moroccan or Indian) gold or bronze serving pieces or trays.  These add more warmth than white and are quite striking.

Put something on the buffet table--Especially if you use chafing dishes.  We often use organic passionflower, pear, or fig vines, particularly striking with the flowers or fruits attached.  Or use blooms, glacéed flowers, or themed favors, or interesting food labels.  We like Lulu Powers's ( @lulupowers )idea of using paint chips with the paint name cut off, taped to toothpicks or skewers, or small pears or other fruit with a slit cut in the top to hold a label, as buffet food labels.

Add a festive note to the food with a striking table linen--Nowadays many people don't want to use table linens as they like their guests to see their tables, but this is actually one of the easiest and best ways to add distinction to your event's food presentation.  If so inclined, buy or, easier, rent a beautiful tablecloth of satin or appliqued self-roses or long fringes, very hot and mod now in rich colors.  And if you rent you don't have to worry about staining or washing the tablecloth! Another idea that Martha Stewart uses (please check out her latest book, Martha's Entertaining!) is to put short, striking tablecloths crosswise on a long table, sort of in the middle of the table--this way you still see a beautiful table underneath but have added that festive note of color and a rich fabric.

Go big or little--The hot idea now in event food presentation are either quite large trays, beautifully garnished, with a mix of appetizers or food, or many small clear or colored glass plates and bowls (for the best effect they should all be the same type), laid out in several areas of the event space.

Warmly,

Kristina

Fandango Catering and Events
(713) 522-0077
www.fandango-catering.com